Accessibility Plan
EQUALITIES
At Granby Primary School we welcome our duties under the Equality Act 2014 to show due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, harrassment and victimisation; advance equality of opportunity between those people who share protected characteristics and those who do not; and foster good relations between different people when carrying out their activitieis to promote community cohesion.
We recognise the nine protected characteristics which are:
- Age
- Disability
- Gender reassignment
- Marriage and Civil Partnership
- Pregnancy and Maternity
- Race
- Religion or belief
- Sex
- Sexual orientation
EQUALITY OBJECTIVES
Our current equality objectives were reviewed in spring 2016 and are as follows:
- Strive to achieve equality of opportunity for all, adults and pupils, regardless of protected characteristics
- Educate all about discrimination and prejudice and promote a harmonious environment (social cohesion)
- Strive for all pupils, regardless of protected characteristics or the absence thereof, to achieve the highest possible standards in their learning and make good or better progress
- Ensure that the appointment of staff is in line with equal opportunities legislation
- Ensure that the governing body of the school reflects the wider community
- Identify barriers to learning and participation and provide appropriately to meet a diversity of needs
ACCESSIBILITY PLAN
| SHORT TERM PRIORITIES | |||
| Target | Strategy | Outcome | Achieved |
| Ensure that parents and carers with visual impairments have equal opportunity to access information from school | Highlight on all school documentation that goes to parents that it is available in larger print on request | Format of documentation altered appropriately | As required |
| Parents with physical disabilities are welcomed into school and their needs are considered at events and visits | When we are aware of needs we will plan sensitively for them. This may include rearranging furniture and planning space appropriately | Parents and carers can be equally involved in school life and their child’s education |
As required Now achieved for several parents - need to develop and ensure for new parents |
| Ensure that the curriculum can be accessed by all children | Ensure that timetables and resources are not a barrier to any individual or group’s access to the curriculum | All children access all aspects of the curriculum | The school reacts to the needs of both adults and children so that the curriculum is accessible |
| MEDIUM TERM PRIORITIES | |||
| Ensure that the school develops children’s awareness of disability |
Ensure that there are learning resources which show positive images of people with disabilities Invite people with disabilities into school - not necessarily but possibly to talk about their disability eg guide dogs for the blind Include paralympic and special olympic sports in the PE curriculum |
Pupils’awareness and empathy increases | 2016 - 2017 |
| LONG TERM PRIORITIES | |||
| Access to year 6 classrooms | Work with appropriate specialists to deliver | As and when funding becomes available | |