Norwood Green

Love, Laugh & Learn Together

EQUALITY OBJECTIVES

Our Duties

  • To increase the extent of which disabled pupils can participate in the school curriculum.
  • To improve the physical environment of the school.
  • To improve the delivery of information to disabled stakeholders.

Our Targets

  • To ensure all environments are inclusive.
  • To extend staff understanding of issues surrounding DDA (Disability Discrimination Act) and inclusive education.
  • To create effective learning conditions for all pupil groups.
  • To ensure all school activities are accessible to all stakeholders.

Our Strategies

  • Successful attainment of the EAL award.
  • ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) update training.
  • Ongoing EAL (English as Additional Language) training.
  • Development of our Rainbow room to provide extended sensory activities.
  • Social skills programme across the school
  • Signing choir for pupils in Reception, Years 1 & 2.
  • Monitoring and targeting of key groups for extra-curricular opportunities.
  • Accessibility of school website by having large print for visually impaired users.
  • Translation functionality of school website.
  • Sign live/hearing impaired translation for hearing impaired staff and parents.
  • EAL support for parents by providing workshops.
  • BSL (British Sign Language) courses for all stakeholders.
  • Deaf awareness by learning signs of the month for Reception, Years 1 & 2.