The Equality ACT for Educational Professionals: A Simple Guide to Disability Inclusion in Schools

ISBN-13: 9781138166165 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 96 str.

Geraldine Hills

Opis

This highly practical and accessible resource explains the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) and the more recently released Equality Act (2010), in a way that will encourage all members of staff within a school to feel confident that they are correctly implementing its requirements.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  a. Jargon busting  b. A new fundamental principle  c. The parts of the Disability Discrimination Act  d. Equality Act 2010  e. Definitions of disability and SEN  i. Hidden impairments  ii. SEN, disabled or both  f. Models of disability  i. Medical  ii. Social  2. The DDA  a. Disability discrimination duties  i. Less favourable treatment  ii. Reasonable adjustments  iii. Avoiding Discrimination  b. Commonly raised issues  c. Planning duties  d. The Codes Of Practice  e. School improvement and the DDA  3. Admissions and exclusions  a. The law on exclusions – a rough guide  4. Managing medicines  5. School Trips  6. The Disability Equality Duty  7. Working with parents  a. Disclosure and information issues  b. What can we do for parents?  c. The SENDIST Tribunal process

O autorze

Geraldine Hills is the founder and director of Inclusive Choice Consultancy, a training consultancy that provides Equality Act-related training to educators and other professionals, and is a guest lecturer at the University of Manchester.