The SEN and Disability Act 2001 extended the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) to cover education. Since September 2002, the Governing Body has had three key duties towards disabled pupils, under Part 4 of the DDA:

• Not to treat disabled pupils less favourably for a reason related to their disability.
• To make reasonable adjustments for disabled pupils, so that they are not at a substantial disadvantage.
• To plan to increase access to education for disabled pupils.

The school’s Disability Equality Scheme and Accessibility Plan set out the proposals of the Governing Body of the school to increase access to education for disabled pupils in the three areas required by the planning duties in the DDA:

• Increasing the extent to which disabled pupils can participate in the school curriculum.
• Improving the environment of the school to increase the extent to which disabled pupils can take advantage of education and associated services.
• Improving the delivery to disabled pupils of information which is provided in writing for pupils who are not disabled.

Ensuring that the ethos in school prevents disabled pupils being treated less favourably than other pupils.

You can find out more about the services on offer for children with special education needs, including the SEN Report and our Local Offer in our Curriculum section.