CHALKWELL HALL JUNIOR SCHOOL
ACCESSIBILITY PLAN 2016 -2019
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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
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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.
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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. |