Accessibility Plan

RAINFORD CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

AND RAINDROPS PRESCHOOL

‘Learning and growing together to achieve our best in the love of God’

 Accessibility Plan

For approval by CDCS:  12^th November 2022

To be reviewed on or before:      Autumn 2023

Signed……………………………………………  Chair of Committee

Signed……………………………………………  Headteacher

Our Mission Statement

‘Learning and growing together to achieve our best in the love of God’

School Aims

In order to prepare today’s children for tomorrow’s challenges, Rainford CE Primary Schools aims to achieve the following:

• Every child will be encouraged to understand the meaning and significance of faith, experience God’s love and develop the spirituality to enable them to live out our Christian values of love, joy, peace, friendship, forgiveness, perseverance and justice

• Every child will achieve their full potential through being a highly motivated, resilient and independent learner who embraces new experiences, has confidence to tackle challenges and go onto develop a lifelong love of learning.

• Every child will value themselves as a unique individual with special qualities and strengths developing self-discipline and honesty; taking responsibility for their own actions and appreciating their ability to make a positive difference in the world.

• Every child will appreciate and respect others, celebrate differences between individuals and groups and respect and care for God’s creation and the environment.

• Every child will be encouraged to make healthy choices and appreciate the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.

In order to do this, we will constantly reflect the Christian ethos of our school in our relationships with our children, their families, our staff, the church and the wider community.

This plan also applies to Breakfast and After School Clubs.

Accessibility Plan 2022-2023

Rainford CE Primary School has been described a community working together, which enables every person to flourish and become the person God has created them to be.  

We want all children to flourish, to be challenged to achieve their very best, within a caring and supportive community. We are committed to giving all our children every opportunity to achieve the highest of standards. We do this by taking account of pupils’ varied life experiences and needs. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum and have high expectations for all children. The achievements, attitudes and well-being of all our children matter.

Purpose of Plan

This plan shows how Rainford CE Primary School intends, over time, to increase the accessibility of our school for disabled pupils, staff, parents/carers and visitors.

Definition of disability

A person has a disability if he/she has a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his/her ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.

Contextual Information

Rainford CE Primary School has been in its current location since 1990. Rainford C E Primary School was opened in September 1990 after an amalgamation of four local schools. The school caters for boys and girls from 4 to 11 years of age and each year can admit 45 children into reception classes. The school is a modern single storey building with eleven classroom bases, a Computer Suite and several smaller rooms for group teaching. Each class has close access to toilet and cloakroom facilities. The former Children’s centre has been adapted to house our Raindrops Pre-School.

The school has wheelchair access and is on one level. A disabled toilet is available. All classroom doors are wide enough for wheelchair access and ramps are in place for four external entrances at various locations around the school. There are disabled car parking spaces on the front car park. Any parent with a disabled child should contact the Head teacher for further information regarding admission arrangements. The school endeavours to promote equality of opportunity and positive attitudes to disabled people.

Current Range of known disabilities

The school has children with a range of disabilities to include moderate and specific learning disabilities. We have a small number of pupils and parents who have a hearing impairment

Increasing access for disabled pupils to the school curriculum.

Improving teaching and learning lies at the heart of the school’s work. Through self-review and Continuous Professional Development (CPD), we aim to enhance staff knowledge, skills and understanding to promote excellent teaching and learning for all children. We aim to meet every child’s needs within mixed ability, inclusive classes.

It is a core value of the school that all children are enabled to participate fully in the broader life of the school. Consequently, all children have been permitted to attend age relevant after school clubs, leisure and cultural activities and educational visits.  The only exception would be when safety remains a significant issue after reasonable steps have been made to ensure access to the activity.

This policy should be read in conjunction with our Equality Policy and Audit, and Equality Statement.