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Accessibility
Accessibility Plan for 2018 - 2021:
This Accessibility Policy and Plan are drawn up in compliance with current legislation and requirements as specified in Schedule 10, relating to Disability, of the Equality Act 2010. School Governors are accountable for ensuring the implementation, review and reporting on progress of the Accessibility Plan over a prescribed period.
- We are committed to providing an accessible environment which values and includes all pupils, staff, parents and visitors regardless of their education, physical, sensory, social, spiritual, emotional and cultural needs. We are committed to challenging negative attitudes about disability and accessibility and to developing a culture of awareness, tolerance and inclusion.
- Cranfield Church of England Academy plans, over time, to ensure the accessibility of provision for all pupils, staff and visitors to the school.
- An Accessibility Plan will be drawn up to cover a three year period. The plan will be updated according to the policy review cycle.
- The Accessibility Plan will contain relevant actions to:
- Improve access to the physical environment of the school, adding specialist facilities as necessary. This covers reasonable adjustments to the physical environment of the school and physical aids to access education.
- Increase access to the curriculum for pupils with a disability, expanding and making reasonable adjustments to the curriculum as necessary to ensure that pupils with a disability are as, equally, prepared for life as are the able-bodied pupils; (If a school fails to do this they are in breach of the DDA). This covers teaching and learning and the wider curriculum of the school such as participation in after-school clubs, leisure and cultural activities or school visits. It also covers the provision of specialist aids and equipment, which may assist these pupils in accessing the curriculum.
- Improve and make reasonable adjustments to the delivery of written information to pupils, staff, parents and visitors with disabilities. Examples might include hand-outs, timetables, textbooks and information about the school and school events. The information should be made available in various preferred formats within a reasonable time frame.
- The Action Plan for physical accessibility relates to the Access Audit of the School, which is undertaken regularly. It may not be feasible to undertake some of the works during the life of this first Accessibility Plan and therefore some items will roll forward into subsequent plans. The audit will need to be revisited prior to the end of each first three-year plan period in order to inform the development of the new Plan for the following period.
- This Accessibility Plan will be available to view on the school website.
- The School’s complaints procedure covers the Accessibility Plan.
- The Plan will be monitored through the Curriculum and the Buildings Committees of the Governors.
- We acknowledge that there is a need for on-going awareness raising and training for staff and governors in the matter of disability discrimination and the need to inform attitudes on this matter
Section 2: Aims and objectives
Our aims are to:
- Improve and maintain access to the physical environment
- Increase access to the curriculum for pupils with a disability
- Improve the delivery of written information to pupils
The tables below set out how the school will achieve these aims.
Improving the Physical Access at Cranfield Church of England Academy
Access Report Ref. |
Item |
Activity |
Timescale |
A08 |
Car park and approach – is it free of hazards such as bollards, litter bins, overhanging projections etc. |
Removal of 2 trees which are impeding parking. –St Peters site |
By July 2018 |
A09 |
Car park –is it adequately lit? |
Further lighting required - St Peter’s site. |
By July 2019 |
B12 | Nosings – clearly marked? | KW to paint edges of steps to clearly identify them. - ST Peters | By July 2019 |
E03 | Is any level change clearly lit? | KW to investigate further outside lighting to ensure illumination of ramps and steps. – St Peters | By July 2019 |
F10 | Do door closers / mechanisms provide the following: security linkage, delay action closure, slow action closure, minimum closure pressure. | KW to investigate door furniture improvements to ensure they are safe and provide easy access. – St Peters | By July 2020 |
G09 | Is the disabled toilet clearly signed? | Sign required in Reception to direct visitors to the toilet facilities-St Peters | July 2018 |
G18 | Are suitable grab rails fitted on all the appropriate positions to facilitate the use of the WC? | Grab rail on right hand side of the toilet (side away from the wall) needs fitting. –St Peters | July 2019 |
G02 | Does the lighting installation of the building take into account the need of people with visual disabilities? | KW to investigate further outside lighting to ensure illumination of the site. – St Peters | July 2019 |
Improving the Curriculum Access at Cranfield Church of England Academy
Target |
Strategy |
Outcome |
Responsibility |
Time-frame |
Achievement |
Ensure Learning at Home is accessible to all. |
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Engagement with home learning is increased. Feedback from all stakeholders is positive. Wellbeing of all stakeholders is improved. |
JP/JD | June 2018 | |
Exploitation of technology to support learning for all groups of learners. |
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JD/HP | June 2018 | |
Develop and enhance provision to support emotional wellbeing and resilience for all pupils, and in particular, for those with a recognised Mental Health need. |
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JP/JD | June 2018 | |
Widen the availability of physical activity within the curriculum. |
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Children who are more active, healthy and ready to learn. | JP/JD/SHu | June 2019 |
Improving the Delivery of Written Information
at Cranfield Church of England Academy
TARGET |
STRATEGY |
OUTCOME |
RESPONSIBILITY |
TIME FRAME |
ACHIEVEMENT |
Availability of written material in alternative formats when specifically requested. |
The school will make itself aware of the services available for converting written information into alternative formats. |
The school will be able to provide written information in different formats when requested for individual purposes |
JP / Office staff |
Ongoing |
Delivery of information to all pupils and parents is improved |
Make available school brochures, school newsletters and other information for parents in alternative formats when specifically requested (translated documents where possible). |
Review all current school publications and promote the availability in different formats when specifically requested |
All school information available for all who request it. |
Office/ JP |
Ongoing |
Delivery of school information to parents and the local community improved |
Create a video introduction to the school for the website. |
To make the school information accessible for those who have difficulties reading English. |
Increased accessibility to information about the school. |
JP |
July 2020 |
Access to information about the school available to those who struggle to read English. |
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