This Accessibility Plan (Plan) has been drawn up in consultation with staff, parents and pupils of the Academy and covers the period from September 2023 to July 2025. The plan is available in large print or other accessible format if required.
The plan takes account of the Academy’s public sector equality duty set out in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010.
We are committed to providing an environment which values and includes all pupils, staff, parents and visitors regardless of their educational, physical, sensory, social, spiritual, emotional and cultural needs. We are further committed to challenging attitudes about disability and accessibility and to developing a culture of awareness, tolerance and inclusion.
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The Academy is committed to making reasonable adjustments to allow disabled pupils to access educational provision at the Academy.
Wicklea Academy is a Junior School built in 2014 with up to 3 form entry. The site is made up of 1 building on 2 levels and has an accessible lift to the upper floor.
During the school day the community only Red area is not used, outside of the school day the Green and Red areas are used for lettings most days.
We plan, over time, to increase the accessibility of provision for all pupils, staff and visitors to the Academy in the following areas:
Attached are three action plans relating to the above. These will be reviewed as and when necessary. It is acknowledged that there will be a need for on-going awareness training for all staff in the matter of disability discrimination and the potential need to inform attitudes on this matter.
The Accessibility Plan should be read in conjunction with the following policies, strategies and documents:
The Plan will be monitored through the Trust and Academy Councillor meetings. There will be a full review of the Plan in the summer term of each year and a new Plan will be produced to cover the next three years for the autumn term.
Where it is practicable to make reasonable adjustments to enable a prospective pupil to take up a place at the Academy and to satisfy the current admissions criteria, the Academy is committed to providing those reasonable adjustments.
In order to meet the needs of disabled pupils, the Academy requires full information. The Academy will ask prospective pupils to disclose whether they have received any learning support, have had an educational psychologist’s report or have any disability or other condition of which the Academy should be aware. Where a pupil has a Education and Health Care plan (EHCP) the Academy will work with the Local Authority (LA) who makes and maintains the EHCP to ensure that the identified provision is delivered in an appropriate manner.
In assessing the pupil or prospective pupil, the Academy may need to take advice and require assessments as appropriate. The Academy will be sensitive to any issues of confidentiality.
