Evolution Education Limited
Company Number 14142140
Part of Evolution Sports Group
Purpose
To increase the extent to which disabled students can participate in the curriculum, improve the physical environment, and improve the delivery of information, in line with the Equality Act 2010 and Independent School Standards.
Scope
Students, parents and carers, and visitors with disabilities or long-term health conditions.
Definitions
A person has a disability if they have a physical or mental impairment with a substantial and long-term adverse effect on normal day-to-day activities
(Equality Act 2010).
Responsibilities
- The Proprietor and leaders ensure accessibility duties are met.
- The SEND lead coordinates reasonable adjustments and plan actions.
- All staff implement adjustments in daily practice.
Procedures
Curriculum access
Adaptive teaching, ILPs, Student Passports, assistive technology and exam access arrangements support participation.
Physical environment
We assess sites for accessibility and make reasonable improvements where practicable within leased or shared premises. Temporary arrangements are used where permanent adaptation is constrained.
Information
Information is provided in accessible formats on request where reasonable.
Accessibility Plan actions
Accessibility actions for the curriculum, physical environment and information are maintained for each centre and available on request via admin@evolution-sportsgroup.com.
Monitoring
The Leadership Team monitors implementation through learning walks, safeguarding reviews, incident analysis, staff feedback, student voice and commissioner feedback. Findings inform training and school improvement planning.
Review Cycle
This policy is reviewed at least annually, or sooner following changes in legislation, statutory guidance, or significant incidents. Next formal review:
This policy is reviewed at least annually by the Proprietor / Leadership Team.
Related Policies
Child Protection and Safeguarding; Behaviour for Learning; Attendance; SEND; Complaints; Equality, Inclusion and Anti-Discrimination; Prevent; Online Safety; Safer Recruitment; Staff Code of Conduct; Low-Level Concerns; Whistleblowing; Health and Safety; First Aid; Data Protection; Curriculum; Admissions.
Legislation and guidance
This policy has regard to the Education (Independent School Standards)
Regulations 2014, Keeping Children Safe in Education (latest DfE edition), Working Together to Safeguard Children, the Equality Act 2010, the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR, and other DfE statutory and non-statutory guidance relevant to the subject of this policy. Where Independent School registration is completed, this policy will be reviewed against any updated registration conditions and DfE requirements.