- Accessibility plan: requirements
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Your school must have an accessibility plan. Find out what your plan needs to include, and follow our step-by-step guide to make sure you stay compliant. - Accessibility plan: model and examples
Download our model accessibility plan and adapt it to suit your context.
- How to make your curriculum and lessons accessible and inclusive
Get advice on how to make your curriculum accessible and inclusive for any pupils who are disabled or neurodivergent. Understand how to make sure all pupils are represented in your teaching materials and displays.
- Curriculum accessibility for pupils with SEND: checklist
To help pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reach their full potential, they first must have equal access to your curriculum. Use our checklist to stay compliant with the Equality Act and SEND regulations.
- Provider access policy statement: model and guidance
Adapt our model to save time and stay compliant when writing or reviewing your provider access policy statement. Understand your requirements and see examples from other schools and trusts.
- Subject access requests: guidance and template forms
Individuals have the right to request access to the information your school holds about them, under the UK GDPR. Use this guidance and our template forms to help you comply with subject access requests and know when you can refuse them.
- Supporting pupils with EAL to access the curriculum
Understand the needs of pupils with English as an additional language (EAL), and find advice, tools and real-life examples to help integrate them into your school and support them to access the curriculum.
- Key Stage 1 and 2 assessments: access arrangements
Prepare for KS1 and 2 SATs with guidance on the types of access arrangements available, which pupils may need additional support and the deadlines for applications.
- Pupil premium: accessing the list of eligible pupils
Learn how to access the DfE's list of pupils eligible for the pupil premium, using the Get Information About Pupils (GIAP) service.
- Parents' right to access their child's educational record
Understand your responsibilities to allow parents to access their child's educational record so you can stay compliant with education law and the UK GDPR.
- How to respond to subject access requests in the summer holidays
Learn how to take practical steps to meet your deadlines for responding to subject access requests over the summer holidays. Find out when you can extend the deadline for 'complex' requests and download our template letter to notify individuals of the extension.
- Site access and vehicle movement: example risk assessments and policies
See template risk assessments for pedestrian and vehicle access and movement on site, and examples of school policies.
- Access arrangements for exams: an overview
Understand how access arrangements work and when you need to apply. Know how you will be involved in effectively supporting pupils and make sure you comply with JCQ requirements.
- School improvement plan: template, checklist and monitoring guidance
Download one of our school improvement plan (SIP) templates and use our checklist to help you evaluate your SIP. Also learn how you can monitor its implementation.
- Talent mapping across your trust: getting the most out of a skills database
Auditing your staff to create a skills database can help the schools across your trust access in-house experts. This can save you money, encourage collaboration, manage talent and drive improvement. Follow our tips to make this work in your trust and find examples of audits you can use. - Using data to support school improvement
Your school has access to lots of data it can use for school improvement planning. Download our guide to get clarity on what data is available, how to use it, and how often to analyse it.
- Meeting the DfE's digital and technology standards: priorities checklist
Make sure your school's IT services and equipment meet the DfE's minimum standards. Use our downloadable checklist to review your current provision, and get to grips with what to prioritise and what your next steps should be.
- Integrated curriculum and financial planning (ICFP): checklist and guidance
Find out more about integrated curriculum and financial planning (ICFP), which can help you improve your school's financial efficiency and maximise resources. Download and use our checklist to guide you through the process.
- Key Stage 1 and 2 assessment resources
Get easy access to the resources you need to tackle this year's KS1 and 2 assessments with confidence, including information on access arrangements and which pupils should participate.
- Challenging the placement of a pupil with SEND: guidance and checklist
There are times when you can't meet the needs of a pupil with an EHC plan. Be clear on your requirements and use our checklist to help you make the best possible case to your LA if you want to challenge a pupil's placement at your school.