Featherstone Academy
Information about the school’s disability arrangements including the
Accessibility Plan
Under the Equality Act 2010, schools have a general equality duty and new
specific duties which includes all those with protected characteristics, which
makes it unlawful for a school to discriminate against a pupil or prospective
pupil by treating them less favourably because of their:
 sex
 race
 disability
 religion or belief
 sexual orientation
 gender reassignment
 pregnancy or maternity

In keeping with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 the school defines a
disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment which has a
substantial and long term adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out
normal day-to-day activities
At Featherstone Academy we aim to:
 Promote good inclusive practice and we ensure that all our pupils are
treated fairly and equally
 Make reasonable adjustments to ensure that disabled persons are not at
t disadvantage.
 Ensure that there are plans in place to enable full access to the site and
to the curriculum for all pupils
We will continue to work to:
 Eliminate discrimination that is unlawful under the DDA
 Eliminate harassment of those with a disability
 Promote positive attitude toward disabled persons
 Encourage participation by disabled individually and
 Take steps to take account of disabilities even if this involves on occasion
treating disabled persons more favourably
Accessibility Plan Jan 2013-December 2016
Improving the Curriculum Access
Target
Training for
teachers on
differentiating
the curriculum
Strategy
Undertake an
audit of staff
training
requirements
All out-of-school
activities are
planned to
ensure the
participation of
the whole range
of pupils
Review all outof-school
provision to
ensure
compliance with
legislation
Classrooms are
optimally
organised to
promote the
participation and
independence of
all pupils
Review and
implement a
preferred layout
of furniture and
equipment to
support the
learning process
in individual class
bases
Put in place
Personal
Emergency
Evacuation Plans
for all children
Ensure that all
disabled pupils
can be safely
evacuated
Ensure all staff
are aware of,
and able to use,
SEN software
and resources
Develop a
system to ensure
all staff are
aware of their
responsibilities
Audit all SEN
ICT and other
resources and
make list
available to all
Outcome
All teachers are
able to more
fully meet the
requirements of
disabled
children's needs
with regards to
accessing the
curriculum
All out-of-school
activities will be
conducted in an
inclusive
environment with
providers that
comply with all
current and
future legislative
requirements
Lessons start on
time without the
need to make
adjustments to
accommodate the
needs of
individual pupils
Timeframe
ongoing
Achievement
Increase in
access to the
National
Curriculum
ongoing
Increase in
access to all
school activities
for all disabled
pupils
ongoing
Increase in
access to the
National
Curriculum
All disabled
children and
staff working
with them are
safe and
confident in
event of fire.
Ongoing
Increase in
children with a
disability and
staff working
with them are
confident in the
event of a fire
Wider use of
SEN
resources in
mainstream
Ongoing
Increase of
wider use of
SEN resources in
the classroom
Provide training
in manual
handling
Ongoing medical
training for
staff on key
medical issues
for current
children, e.g.
diabetes and
asthma
To achieve
Dyslexia Friendly
Full Status
staff
b) Run individual
training sessions
on use of SEN
Software e.g.
predicted text,
Widget
Liaise with
Educational
Psychologist who
provides this
training
classes
Key staff
trained
in practical
techniques of
essential manual
handling.
Ongoing
Key staff are
trained in
techniques of
manual handling
School nurse to
train all staff
each year
All staff will
have knowledge
of key medical
issues
Rolling annual
programme
Increase in all
staff knowledge
of key medical
issues
All Staff to
ensure continued
use of Dyslexia
friendly tools
and materials in
the classrooms
Dyslexia friendly
full status
achieved
By December
2016
School will
achieve Dyslexia
Friendly Full
status
outcome
The school will
be able to
provide written
information in
different
formats when
required for
individual
purposes
Timeframe
ongoing
Achievement
Delivery of
information to
disabled pupils
improved
All school
information
available for all
ongoing
Delivery of
school
information to
Improving the delivery of written information
Target
Availability of
written
material in
alternative
formats
Make available
school
brochures,
strategy
The school will
make itself
aware of the
services
available
through the LA
for converting
written
information
into alternative
formats
Review all
current school
publications
school
newsletters
and other
information for
parents in
alternative
formats
Review
documentation
with a view of
ensuring
accessibility
for pupils with
visual
impairment
Raise the
awareness of
adults working
at and for the
school on the
importance of
good
communications
systems.
and promote
the availability
in All school
information
available for all
different
formats for
those that
require it
Get advice
from Hearing
and Vision
Support
Service on
alternative
formats and
use of IT
software to
produce
customized
materials.
Arrange
training
courses.
parents and the
local community
improved
All school
information
available for all
ongoing
Delivery of
school
information to
pupils &
parents with
visual
difficulties
improved.
Awareness of
target group
raised
Ongoing
School is more
effective in
meeting the
needs of pupils.
Improving Physical Access
Item
The main hall floor
Activity
To improve the level of
the hall floor
Timescale
April 2016