All classrooms Conduct learning The need of By July 2018 Increase in are organised walks, identify individual access to to allow the environments that students can be curriculum; participation require accommodated improved and improvement; action with minimal confidence independence needs disruption or and safety of of all students reorganisation students Training on New students with Students who By December Increase in supporting the HI identified prior to are HI can 2017 access to needs of transition; Ensure access the curriculum; learners who staff SEN curriculum with students able are hearing information and targeted to work more impaired (HI) individual support and independently; student’s IPPs contain where possible full reported strategies to support independently; access by HI students; staff feel skilled individual consider additional and confident to students CPD needs and teach and deliver appropriate support HO training in students – collaboration with HI advisory service. Improving physical access and the physical environment at Chauncy School: Area for Action Points Outcomes Timeframe Success Development Criteria Designated Audit to be taking on Designated By December Staff, students routes to be current routes routes to be 2017 and visitors developed and around school; safe available for able to safely shared with routes to be students, staff travel around students and identified for a range and visitors the school site visitors of disabilities and recorded; information to be widely available Improve Audit and site walk Individual By July 2017 Staff, students signage for to identify current buildings and visitors all external provision; around the able to buildings appropriate signage school will be navigate the to be sourced and clearly school placed in visible identified environment position confidently and safely
All classrooms are organised to allow the participation and independence of all students Conduct learning walks, identify environments that require improvement; action needs The need of individual students can be accommodated with minimal disruption or reorganisation By July 2018 Increase in access to curriculum; improved confidence and safety of students Training on supporting the needs of learners who are hearing impaired (HI) New students with HI identified prior to transition; Ensure staff SEN information and individual student’s IPPs contain strategies to support HI students; consider additional CPD needs and deliver appropriate training – in collaboration with HI advisory service. Students who are HI can access the curriculum with targeted support and where possible independently; staff feel skilled and confident to teach and support HO students By December 2017 Increase in access to curriculum; students able to work more independently; full reported access by individual students Improving physical access and the physical environment at Chauncy School: Area for Development Action Points Outcomes Timeframe Success Criteria Designated routes to be developed and shared with students and visitors Audit to be taking on current routes around school; safe routes to be identified for a range of disabilities and recorded; information to be widely available Designated routes to be available for students, staff and visitors By December 2017 Staff, students and visitors able to safely travel around the school site Improve signage for external buildings Audit and site walk to identify current provision; appropriate signage to be sourced and placed in visible position Individual buildings around the school will be clearly identified By July 2017 Staff, students and visitors all able to navigate the school environment confidently and safely
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