Planning Duties (2001)
Planning duties in the DDA
LEAs and schools are required to develop plans to improve access for disabled pupils by:
- increasing access to the curriculum;
- improvements to the physical environment of the school to increase access;
- making written information accessible to pupils in a range of different ways.
Links
1. A good one page summary of the requirements and principles involved in accessibility planning, helpful in setting the context of the planning duty
2. Accessibility plan template with detailed guidance notes, which provides pointers for evaluating current practice. Has some references to national data and Ofsted reports and includes some practical examples from schools. These notes could supplement the SEF (Self Evaluation Framework) Inclusion tool:
3. Accessibility template with notes – not quite as detailed as 1. You may find it helpful to start by reading 1. and then use 2 as a checklist/ question prompts for considering the range of areas you have covered in evaluating current practice
4. Criterion for evaluating effectiveness of an existing plan – a useful summary checklist, in a table form, for evaluating your current plan (less detail than 2)
5. Just the Accessibility template!
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