Accessibility Plan – Chalkwell Hall School

CHALKWELL HALL JUNIOR SCHOOL

ACCESSIBILITY PLAN 2016 -2019

	TARGET	STRATEGIES	TIMESCALE	RESPONSIBILITY	SUCCESS CRITERIA
EQUALITY AND INCLUSION
Short Term	Governing Body to review the Accessibility Plan on an annual basis	Clerk to add to agenda annually	Annual	GB	Legislation adhered to.
Short Term	School staff to ensure all relevant policies consider the implications of disability access.	Whilst reviewing policies, consider and include measures to address disability access.	As part of policy review	Headteacher / Deputy Headteacher / Governors	Policies are inclusive and reflect current legislation.
Short Term	School staff are aware of the accessibility needs of disabled children, staff and parents/carers.	Annual review of staff, pupil and parent/carer needs. Annual review of training need. Training provided as appropriate.	Annual	Headteacher/Inclusion Manager	Reviews carried out. Disability issues are identified and addressed by staff.
Short Term	Improve pupil awareness of disabilities and ensure always portrayed positively.	Take part in awareness initiatives.	On-going	Inclusion Team / Teachers	Awareness initiatives are planned and take place
Short Term	Ensure that we ask for all staff/children/parent/carers access needs when joining school and at beginning of each school year.	Headteacher to bear in mind when recruiting new staff. Parent/Carers to be invited to discuss access needs at first consultation meeting of each school year.	On-going On-going	Headteacher and all staff when receiving new children	All access needs will be met wherever possible.
Short Term	Ensure any pupil receiving treatment from serious medical condition has access to teaching and the curriculum when at home avoiding risk of contracting infection.	Inclusion team to liaise with parent/carer to ensure a teaching program is in place. Parents of other children to be reminded to inform school of any illness or infections in their children.	On-going	Inclusion Team / Teacher	Child access curriculm and recovery is not slowed down by infection from other pupils/staff.
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Medium Term	School needs to address visual awareness of facilities available for accessibility	Expert to audit visual awareness of facilities and provide recommendations.	On-going	Headteacher/Business Manager / Governors	Signage improved
Medium Term	School to comply with DDA as far as reasonably possible.	Expert to audit accessibility of school building and grounds. Actions to be implemented.	On-going	Headteacher/Business Manager / Governors	School complies with DDA.
Long Term	School to address the accessibility to upper floor and loft.	Switch Upper school classes to ground floor if required.	On-going	Headteacher	Upper school disabled pupil/staff able to access first floor and loft rooms.
CURRICULUM
Short Term	To continue to train staff to enable them to meet the needs of children with a range of SEN.	Inclusion Manager to review the needs of children and provide access to appropriate training for staff.	On-going	Inclusion Manager / Teachers	Staff trained as appropriate.
Short Term	To ensure all children can access out of school activities and residential visits.	Ensure all venues are DDA compliant.	On-going	Teachers	Disabled children able to access school led out of school activities/residential visits.
Short Term	Provide specialist equipment to promote participation in learning by all pupils.	Provide appropriate equipment, e.g. pencil grips, headphones, writing slopes, etc.	On-going	Teachers / Inclusion Manager	Children provided with appropriate tools.
Short Term	To meet the needs of individuals during statutory tests.	Special arrangements to be put in place where deemed appropriate by Inclusion Manager/Teacher.	On-going	Teachers / Inclusion Manager	Barriers to success reduced wherever possible.
OTHER
Short Term	To ensure that all stakeholders can access necessary school information.	Written information will be provided in alternative formats when necessary.	On-going	Business Manager / Headteacher	Stakeholders with disabilities able to access information.