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Children with special needs are making their own moves in a far-reaching centre scheme, says Melanie Defries A forward-thinking approach to movement and development is benefiting children with additional learning needs at the Canterbury Children's Centre in Bradford.

A forward-thinking approach to movement and development is benefiting children with additional learning needs at the Canterbury Children's Centre in Bradford.

The centre has just completed its involvement in a three-year research project centred on movement play, led by the charity Jabadao, the National Centre for Movement Learning. Launched in 2002, the project focused on supporting the movement play of children with special needs.

Movement was one of seven themes already being explored by Canterbury Children's Centre as part of another long-term project, funded by the European Excellence Fund. This project was set up to explore the impact of a more creative curriculum on children's achievement.

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