All schools have a responsibility within Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) to ensure that disabled people can fully participate in schools, and a legal responsibility to support them under the Equality Act 2010. However disability is a protected characteristic that has limited training opportunities to help support this work. This training course aims to empower schools to proactively improve their accessibility and to reduce ableism.

In this course, you will enhance your understanding of what disability is, the difficulties faced by disabled people, and how we can improve their school experience. As 15% of the population is disabled, every area of your school community will benefit from this training and we will focus on students, their families, and staff.

As a disabled teacher, I am passionate about supporting this area of EDI in schools. After the course I am available to further support your school’s EDI journey where needed, from big changes to better supporting individuals’ needs.

Course Outline

Understanding Disability

• Definitions and models of disability
• Statistics in the UK and the World

Accessibility

• The Equality Act 2010 and its implications for schools including Accessibility Plans.
• Accessibility in the classroom and wider school environment
• Examples of barriers and reasonable adjustments with discussion and practical suggestions
• The role of IT in accessibility
• Outcomes for disabled people: survey of teachers and university students, and UK wide statistics about long term prospects

Ableism

• Definition and examples of ableism
• Examples of ableism in school with discussion and practical suggestions
• Modelling positive behaviour

Included in the course will be a PSHE lesson and guidance about how to use it with students, helping them understand what disability is, who it affects, and to identify barriers that disabled people face.

Presenter Profile

Dr Emily Robinson taught Chemistry in Dundee for nearly a decade and is now teaching Chemistry and Maths in Hull after moving closer to family. A disabled teacher herself, and a young carer for all of her time at school, she is passionate about EDI and created disability awareness training to improve outcomes for all disabled people in the school community. This training has included a lecture for EDI leads in schools across Scotland, Inset training for teachers, talks for PCGE students, running courses for medical applicants to enhance their UCAS, and PSHE lessons for year students in years 10 and 12. With disability affecting 15% of the world population this is training that will benefit everyone, whether now or in the future.

Cost: £150 per delegate; £50 each for subsequent delegates from same school

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