School Accessibility Plan and Reasonable Adjustments

School: [school name]. Plan owner: [plan owner]. Plan date: [plan date].

Purpose and applicability

This plan supports accessibility planning for pupils or staff where an accessibility action or reasonable adjustment has been identified. It also records where no adjustment is currently identified or where an assessment has not been completed.

The plan is applicable to this school where accessibility needs require planning or reasonable adjustments. Its current status is: [accessibility planning status].

Accessibility barriers and assessment

Record each identified barrier affecting access to the school buildings or the use of them by pupils or staff. Describe the location, the person or group affected, and the relevant accessibility need.

Barrier reference: [barrier reference]. Location: [barrier location]. Barrier description: [barrier description]. Person or group affected: [affected person or group].

Record the assessment undertaken for the identified need, including the assessment date, assessor, information considered, and the outcome. Where assessment is incomplete, record the outstanding information and the expected next action.

Assessment status: [assessment status]. Assessment date: [assessment date]. Assessor: [assessor name]. Assessment outcome: [assessment outcome].

Actions to make school buildings accessible

For each identified accessibility barrier, record the action intended to make the school buildings accessible. State the area or building affected, the action owner, the target date, and the current status.

Action reference: [action reference]. Action: [accessibility action]. Area or building: [affected area or building]. Action owner: [action owner]. Target date: [action target date]. Status: [action status].

Reasonable adjustments

Where assessment of a pupil or staff member with particular needs identifies a need, record the reasonable adjustment required to avoid disability-related disadvantage. Describe what will be adjusted, who is responsible, when it will begin, and how its implementation will be recorded.

Adjustment reference: [adjustment reference]. Adjustment required: [reasonable adjustment]. Person or group supported: [person or group supported]. Responsible person: [adjustment owner]. Planned start date: [adjustment start date]. Implementation status: [adjustment status].

If no reasonable adjustment is currently identified, record that outcome and the basis for the decision. If assessment is not complete, record that status rather than treating the need as resolved.

Completion and review record

When an action or adjustment is completed, record the completion date, the person confirming completion, and the relevant completion record. Do not mark an action or adjustment as completed until the school has recorded the applicable completion information.

Completion status: [completion status]. Completion date: [completion date]. Confirmed by: [completion confirmed by]. Completion record: [completion record].

Review the plan and record the review date, reviewer, matters considered, and any resulting action. Where an assessment remains incomplete or an accessibility need remains identified, retain the item in the plan with its current status.

Review date: [review date]. Reviewer: [reviewer name]. Review findings: [review findings]. Resulting action: [resulting action].

Current plan register

Current accessibility items: [current accessibility items]. Current reasonable adjustments: [current reasonable adjustments]. Items awaiting assessment: [items awaiting assessment]. Items awaiting completion: [items awaiting completion].