The Equality Act 2010 replaced all existing equality legislation, including the Disability Discrimination Act. The act requires schools to have an accessibility plan aimed at:
- increasing the extent to which disabled pupils can participate in the curriculum;
- improving the physical environment of schools to enable disabled pupils to take better advantage of education, benefits, facilities and services provided;
- improving the availability of accessible information to disabled pupils.
This is explained on page 29 of advice for schools on the Equality Act, published by the Department for Education (DfE) (external link)
Attached is a suggested format along with an example of how a plan might be completed. Accessibility Plans must, of course, be written to reflect each school’s unique context and after assessing accessibility needs.