Inclusive Choice Consultancy
"The Disability Equality Duty for Schools"
Training > Schools > Teachers
This 1 day course trains heads, teachers, and SENCOs in the requirements of the Disability Equality Duty (DED), preparing the school's Disability Equality plans and information to publish, and the day-to-day successful running of the duty.
The extensive handbook provided with the course offers many great ideas that you can implement in your school, guidance on involving disabled people, example disclosure letters, example questionnaires, tips on writing a questionnaire, guidance on data protection, and many other resources to help you.
The course includes videos showing ideas for your equality duty, many interesting worked examples and case studies. It also includes example schemes, example disclosure letters, tips on writing questionnaires, and a guide to legal aspects of holding information on people.
Previous trainees' said...
"Excellent overview and great specific examples to help me get going. It's a long time since I've been on a course that was as useful as this."
- Newall Green High School
"I really enjoyed today - the course was spot on and you deliver it really well - good mix of humour, fact, and personal experience."
- Cedar Mount High School
"What a fantastic course - I learned so much and feel that I have a much clearer understanding of the DED"
- SENCO, Temple Primary School
"Thank you so much. Lots to think about but all very reassuring too"
- Assistant headteacher, Warren Wood Primary School
The course contents include:
- Jargon Busting
- Introduction To The Equality Act
- Definitions Of Disability And Sen
- Disability Discrimination Duties
- Introduction To The Equality Duty
- Setting Up Working Groups
- Identifying The Main Priorities
- Action Plans
- Publication And Reporting
- Reviewing published information
- Engaging Disabled People
- Equality Information
- Equality Analysis
- The three aims
The course includes videos showing ideas for your Disability Equality Duty compliance and publication of information, many interesting worked examples and case studies. It also includes example schemes, example disclosure letters, tips on writing questionnaires, and a guide to legal aspects of holding information on people.