At South Stanley Infant and Nursery school we are committed to providing a fully accessible environment which values and includes all pupils, staff, parents and visitors regardless of their education, physical, sensory, social, spiritual and emotional needs. We are committed to challenging negative attitudes about disability and accessibility and to developing a culture of awareness, tolerance and inclusion. Our staff are committed to ensuring that children are fully supported to enable them to participate fully in the life of the school and access all aspects of the curriculum, as set out in the National Curriculum inclusion statement.
At South Stanley Infant and Nursery School we strive to:
- set high expectations and provide opportunities for all to achieve, taking account of children’s diverse learning needs.
- take account of legislation to help inform our equal opportunities policies and practices.
- take specific action to create effective learning environments, secure pupils’ motivation and concentration, provide equality of opportunity, use appropriate assessment and set targets for learning.
What we do to prevent pupils with disabilities from being treated less favourably
Our School is committed to anti-discriminatory practice to promote equality of opportunity, prevent disabled pupils from being treated less favourably and valuing diversity for all children and families. Our children are taught from entering the school to value diversity and they know that everyone is unique and everyone is special in our school.
Our Staff aim to promote the involvement of all pupils with disabilities in all classroom activities. All staff are following LA and school policies and procedures to support pupils with disabilities and all staff are aware of requirements set out in the Equality Act 2010. We have a disabled parking space outside the school entrance and although there are steps within the school site all classrooms can be accessed via alternative routes if required. We ensure that classrooms have a clear and accessible layout and are communication friendly environments. Our staff are able to support communication through their training in the use of Makaton and PECS as communication tools and all classrooms have a visual timetable clearly displayed. We are aware of our duties under the Equality Act 2010 requiring reasonable adjustments in access arrangements for examinations and our SENCO can provide advice and guidance in ensuring appropriate access arrangements are in place for the Year One phonics screening and the Key Stage One SATS in Year Two.
At South Stanley Infant and Nursery School we aim to:
- Offer a rich, stimulating and accessible curriculum and environment in which all our pupils can grow and in which all contributions are valued and accepted.
- Celebrate the achievements of all our children and families, regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion or disability.
- Establish close liaison with our families and regularly consult with children, parents and the School Council to ensure that the needs of our pupils are being met.
- To ensure that pupils with a disability or children with SEN are able to be fully involved in school life and the curriculum and are offered the opportunity to participate in activities both inside and outside the classroom by making reasonable adjustments.
- The Accessibility Plan details the short, medium and long term actions, and the arrangements for reviewing and making adjustments on an annual basis.
The facilities to assist access are outlined in our Accessibility Plan
The Accessibility Plan contains relevant actions to:
- Improve access to the physical environment of the school, adding specialist facilities as necessary.
- Increase access to the curriculum for pupils with a disability. This covers reasonable adjustments within teaching and learning, specialist aids and equipment and the wider curriculum of the school, such as after school clubs, visits etc.
- Improve the provision of information to pupils, staff, parents and visitors with disabilities. All information will be made available in various formats within a reasonable time frame.
- The Accessibility Plan details the short, medium and long term actions, and the arrangements for reviewing and making adjustments on an annual basis.
Our Accessibility Plan can be viewed on our school policies page: School Policies
