Accessibility Plan

At Manor Lodge Community Primary School, we a re committed to providing a fully accessible environment that includes all pupils, staff, parents/carers and visitors regardless of physical, sensory, social, spiritual, emotional and cultural needs. We are committed to challenging attitudes about disability and accessibility and we are developing a culture of awareness, tolerance and inclusion.

The rebuilding and refurbishment of the school means that, from September 2004, the physical barriers to access have been considerably reduced. All the classrooms, the ICT suite, group rooms, the dining room, the offices, and the studio are all on the ground floor. The school hall and the office for the SENCO and the Behaviour Intervention Worker are upstairs. The SENCO can use a group room to talk to parents/carers and visitors when appropriate. Back to top

To summarise:
- All the new areas are physically accessible to all children
- The older areas have been adapted so that there is accessibility as far as possible
- There is a wide door at the main entrance
- There are two clearly marked parking spaces for disabled parking outside the main entrance
- There is a purpose built and clearly marked toilet for the disabled in the entrance area
- There are no obstructions on the corridors
- All the classrooms are painted in the same pale neutral colour
- There is a parents/carers information notice board on an outside wall Back to top

Manor Lodge Community Primary School is committed to ensuring that all children have access to a broad and balanced curriculum that also includes the breakfast club, after school clubs, sporting and cultural activities, and educational visits.

The following key issues have been identified:
- School policies, prospectus and induction procedures should reflect the strong inclusive ethos at Manor Lodge
- To ensure that the curriculum is differentiated appropriately to meet the needs of all pupils
- To development a sensory garden that includes access for the disabled
- To develop systems that enable effective communication with all parents/carers, whatever their culture or language
- To secure a creative curriculum that motivates and develops positive attitudes to learning for all children, regardless of ability/disability
- To ensure that the school hall and SENCO office are accessible to disabled children and parents/carers Back to top

Attached is the action plan relating to these key issues. This will be reviewed annually.

It is acknowledged that there will be a need for ongoing awareness amongst all staff, pupils and governors in the matter of disability discrimination.

The Accessibility Plan should be read in conjunction with the following documents:
School Improvement Plan
Special Educational Needs Policy
Behaviour Policy
Teaching and Learning Policy
Health and Safety Policy
Inclusion Policy

The Accessibility Plan will be reviewed at the end of the academic year 2007. Back to top