Disability policy - Rydal Penrhos School

• The school, as an independent school, is not required under legislation to provideauxiliary support such as a classroom assistant, or auxiliary aids e.g. laptops or hearingloops. The plan will be agreed for each pupil in consultation with parents, the pupil andan appropriate specialist.• The school will continue to provide equal access to all school activities for disabledpupils within the constraints of the site, the financial costs, the Health & Safetyimplications and difficulties of supervision.Sporting & Recreational Activities• The school will continue to provide equal access to all school activities for disabledpupils, within the constraints of the physical nature of the site, the budgetary costs, theHealth and Safety implications and difficulties of supervision.• Individual Risk Assessments and management strategies must be provided for disabledpupils engaged in school trips or visits.Welfare Awareness• Staff and pupils are made aware of disability and understand its effects and accept andsupport disabled pupils as part of school life through forums such as PSHE, assembliesand enrichment activities.• Up-to-date information on pupils will be maintained through the Special Circumstancesfolder, which is updated annually.• Appropriate staff Inset will be provided on a regular basis to enhance understanding ofdisability, the need for making reasonable adjustments in compliance with our legalduties and to improve our educational provision.• The school’s Equal Opportunities Policy, Bullying Policy, Codes of Behaviour, pupil andstaff handbooks reflect inclusiveness and the difficulties faced by disabled pupils, therebyimproving understanding and integration.• The school will agree with parents appropriate regular means of communication withregard to the pupil’s progress, behavioural issues and the effects of any medicationThe <strong>Rydal</strong> <strong>Penrhos</strong> <strong>School</strong> Accessibility Plan covers:• Increasing the extent to which disabled pupils (including those with learning difficulties)can participate in the school’s curriculum;• Improving the provision to disabled pupils of information which is already in writing forpupils who are not disabled;• Improving the physical environment of the school in order to increase the extent towhich disabled pupils are able to take advantage of education and associated servicesoffered by the school.

Other related school policies and procedures:• Safeguarding <strong>policy</strong>• Anti-bullying <strong>policy</strong>• Health & Safety <strong>policy</strong>Policy dated May 2013To be reviewed by May 2016