Muscle Education

This focus originates from Michael McGrath’s own experiences of talking with young people in schools across the UK about attitudes to difference, to disability and the importance of having goals and aspirations.

At the core of this belief lies a call-to-action that provides an inspirational learning platform that is the catalyst for young people to connect with their own inner potential.

BRINGING EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY TO LIFE

Michael McGrath has muscular dystrophy.  He is the first and only disabled person (with Muscular Dystrophy) in the world to have successfully reached both the North and South Poles. Michael was included in The Queen’s 2004 Christmas Day broadcast to the nation that reinforced the importance of diversity as a strength. In valuing difference, education has a vital role to play in bringing equality and diversity to life. 

HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE ACHIEVE IN LIFE

Michael's aim is to deliver a high quality interactive learning experience that highlights the issues of equality, diversity and citizenship in line with the Government’s *Every Child Matters – Change for Children programme. Schools are keen to share information, work together and team up in new ways to help young people achieve in life.

This learning experience has been developed by Michael over several years and directly supports a number of the key measures that the Government has defined as part of the Every Child Matters – Change for Children initiative – these being:

•  Be healthy
•  Stay safe
•  Enjoy and achieve
•  Make a positive contribution
•  Achieve economic well-being