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Inclusive Practice In Schools - The Equality Act for governors

Did you know...

• More than one in twenty school children are disabled?
• Pupils with SEN are 25 times more likely to be excluded?
• Every year over 500 schools get taken to SEN and disability tribunals?
• 65% of these tribunals found in favour of the parents?

Are you...

• confident enough that your school will not be taken to tribunal?
• aware how many children in your school are disabled?
• providing them with the correct level of support?

This course trains school governors in the Equality Act (EA) and what it means for schools.

Researching all your legal requirements is hard - this course makes it easy for you, explaining in simple terms exactly what you need to do to comply with the EA.

The course contents include:

• Jargon busting
• Introduction to the Equality Act
• Disability discrimination duties
• Less favourable treatment
• Reasonable adjustments
• Admissions
• Exclusions
• Managing medicines
• School trips
• Avoiding discrimination
• Information issues
• Who is the responsible body and what is their role?
• The SENDIST tribunal process