Professional Studies
Programme
Inclusion:
The Implications of the
Disability Act 2005
Standards
What the trainees need to know might
include
Q19
Q20
Q21
What is the definition of a disability
according to the Act?
What is the Disability Equality Duty?
Does the Act apply to staff as well as
students?
What implications does the Act have for
schools?
What are the legal requirements for
schools?
How do governors fulfil their
responsibilities?
Examples of how to
deliver this
Meeting with SENCO
Read the School’s
Disability Equality
Scheme and undertake
the solo task
Resources
The School’s Disability
Equality Scheme
The Disability
Discrimination Act 2005
Solo Task:
Read the School’s
Disability Equality
Scheme and answer the
above questions,
particularly identifying the
implications for class
teachers and good
practice already taking
place in the school
How accessible is the school?
How do I get a wheelchair on a field trip?
What implications does the Act have for
me as a class teacher?
How is progress towards the fulfilment of
the School’s Disability Equality Scheme
monitored?
What good practice is already taking
Produced as part of the Partnership Development Schools (PDS) Strategy Phase 3 2008-09 (Lead PDS: The Park Community School. Contact Chris Ley
(cley@parkcommunity.devon.sch.uk)
place in the school?
Produced as part of the Partnership Development Schools (PDS) Strategy Phase 3 2008-09 (Lead PDS: The Park Community School. Contact Chris Ley
(cley@parkcommunity.devon.sch.uk)