What your accessibility plan needs to do
All schools must have an accessibility plan to comply with the Equality Act 2010. This is explained in the Department for Education (DfE)'s Equality Act advice for schools (page 29).
Aims of the plan
Your plan must aim to:
- Increase how much pupils with disabilities can participate in your curriculum
- Improve the physical environment so pupils with disabilities can take better advantage of the education, benefits, facilities and services that you provide
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Improve the availability of accessible information to pupils with disabilities
Should the accessibility plan be trust-wide? The part of the plan that deals with improving the physical environment will need to contain information that is specific to each academy. Your trust may delegate responsibility for the plan to your academies, or create a trust-wide plan that's then adapted by each academy. You'll find