Access to Curriculum

Target

Tasks

Timescale

Resources

Responsibility

Monitoring

Comply with legislative provision, annual admissions and in year admissions to the academy

• Prior to any admission anyone who has accessibility issues a PEEP will be developed.
• All information to be cascaded to the relevant academy staff.
• Information to be included in the Fire evacuation plan.

Ongoing

Staffing engagement on pupil entry to the academy

SENDCo

Leadership

Ensure ICT appropriate for pupils with disabilities.

• Review accessibility of ICT (including notepads & whiteboards) using specialist expertise.
• Involve pupils in review of hard & software.
• Prioritise new software to purchase.

Autumn Term 2024

Time from DO

£5,000

ICT Technical Team  & SENDCo

Leadership Team

Access to Curriculum

Create effective learning environments for all utilising feedback from pupil groups.

Ensure a flexible approach to disabled pupils and

increase in access to the

National Curriculum.

Success for disabled

pupils in examinations.

Appropriate use of

specialised equipment

to benefit individual

pupils & staff

• Reinforce responsibilities of all teachers
• Circulate “Reasonable Adjustments” Classroom Checklist to all staff. Ensure all classrooms and resources are organised in accordance with pupil need.
• Ongoing programme of staff training in disability awareness to reflect diverse needs of students within the school.
• Purchase tinted/coloured exercise books

to use with children with specific learning difficulties and tinted/coloured photocopying paper for reading activities with pupils and parents.

• Continue to include strategies such as pupil visual timetables

Promote elements of ‘dyslexia friendly’ classrooms Dyslexia-friendly Apply and maintain for Dyslexia – Friendly school

• SEND  Toolkit available on Teacher’s shared –

regularly updated as a resource library to support capacity building and teacher knowledge of a range of SEND needs.

• Curriculum reflects provision across a broad
• profile of SEND need addressing accessibility

• Implementation of SEND Code of Practice through: EP, SALT, Sensory/physical and Medical Team and other outside agency consultations which involve parents.
• Staff training on Quality First Teaching and differentiation. Information for teachers on differentiating and personalising the curriculum for pupils with children with high medical needs compiled with School nurse, parents and SENDCo.
• Set up procedures for obtaining information for Access To Learning Plans for pupils at SEN Support, reviewed termly and children with Education Health Care Plans, reviewed both termly and annually.
• Ensure relevant adults are in possession of the Access to Learning Plans.
• Curriculum leads ensure Curriculum reflects the diversity of community and high expectations and aspirations for all pupils through inclusive curriculum offer.
• Counselling, Art Therapy for targeted

children by the Behaviour and Inclusion Manager.

• Social Emotional Mental Health support through increased Mental Health First Aiders and intervention- Targeting Engagement through Additional Mentoring Support (TEAMS) through a range of therapies and Boxall

Profiling and Goodman’s Strengths and Difficulties

Questionnaire.

• Exam Access arrangements using Diagnostic testing assessments

Ongoing

2023

2024

ongoing

Whole school CPD training schedule

Staff Planners

Access to Learning Plans

SENDCo

Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion

SENDCo

SEND Team

Educational Psychologist

Speech and Language Therapist

School Nurse

SENDCo through lesson observations and sampling lesson planning

Leadership Team and

Governors

SENDCo

Leadership Team and

Governors

SENDCo

Access to wider curriculum

Target

Tasks

Timescale

Resources

Responsibility

Monitoring

Increase participation in school activities.

• Audit participation in extra-curricular activities and identify any barriers.
• Ensure school activities are accessible to all students.
• Consider hosting an area event for partner schools e.g. Boccia, wheelchair basketball.
• Seek advice re alternative accessible venues for residential trips.

Spring term 2023

Update training needed on risk assessments for trips and extracurricular activities.

PE Head of Department

SENDCo

Governors

Leadership Team

Governors

Impact Analysis

Ensure all policies consider the implications of Disability Access.

• Analyse impact of Behaviour Policy , School Values Anti-Bullying Policy, Educational Visits, Homework, Health Provision in relation to pupils with disabilities.  Involve School Council in all reviews.

• Consult pupils and staff on any proposed changes.
• Introduce new policies

Spring Term 2023

Leadership Team and SENCO time to review policies.

Leadership Team and SENDCo

Governors

Improving the physical environment of the school

Target

Tasks

Timescale

Resources

Responsibility

Monitoring

Premises

Increase site access to meet diverse needs of pupils, staff, parents and community users.

• Review personal evacuation plans and fire drill protocols for pupils who are non-ambulant
• Look into feasibility of a low arousal space.
• Improve signage of evacuation procedures, internet safety,  etc
• Review new signage of room functions.
• Improve signage to indicate access routes

around school

• Ensure parents with a disability, parents and visitors aware of wheelchair access to all parts of the school.
• Disability parking bays at the front and rear to the school

Spring 2023

Ongoing

Site Team

SENDCo

Site Team

Governors

SLT

Availability of documents in alternative formats.

Target

Tasks

Timescale

Resources

Responsibility

Monitoring

Newsletters and Information

• Large print and audio formats etc as required.
• HTML5 Only letters - no PDF downloads so all content can be zoomed and translatable.
• Monitor uptake of documents in alternative formats (website/app/letters)
• Review accessibility of newsletter and letters for parents.
• Homework information available as information sheets in alternative formats as appropriate.
• Dyslexic friendly information and homework on coloured paper
• Website accessibility increased.
• Ensure the website is compliant with requirements for access by a person with visual impairment.
• Ensure Prospectus is available via the school website.
• Provide information in simple language, symbols, large print for prospective pupils or prospective parents/carers who may have difficulty with standard form of printed information
• Ensure all staff are aware of guidance on accessible formats
• Access arrangements in place for all tests.

ongoing

.

Admin. Manager

IT Technical Team

SENDCo

SLT

Governors

Admin Team