THE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT
The responsibilities of schools and colleges towards students with disabilities and special needs
*NEW* Whole Day course

This lively, practical and interactive course is for everyone involved with students of any age who have disabilities or special needs. It will clearly explain what your responsibilities are to these students in the light of recent legislation. The afternoon session will focus on the issues surrounding Access Arrangements for General Qualifications. Specialist teachers who are named in their centres to carry out assessments for access arrangements are required to demonstrate familiarity with the DDA amendments and the Code of Practice.

Course content
The course tutors are Jo Todd and Janet Williams.
Jo has worked in Special Education for 20 years and provides consultancy, mentoring and training for industry, government, schools, colleges and universities. She has contributed to Government sponsored projects in screening for hidden disabilities and has analysed data for The Moser Report “Freedom to Learn” on literacy skills. She was a member of the Adult Basic Skills Strategy Unit, Dyslexia Advisory Group and worked with the Disability Rights Commission’s Autistic and Neurodiversity Working Group. Jo is a member of the ACAS Disabled People’s Involvement Forum, where she supports ACAS in ensuring that people with disabilities are not disadvantaged during conciliation.
Janet has worked for the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA) for over 20 years. Her responsibilities have included management of access arrangements and special consideration applications and her current role is Principal Manager responsible for Disability Discrimination Issues. Janet is currently also Convener of the JCQ Special Requirements Committee.

The morning session will cover:
 - What does the DDA say?
 - How does this influence the role of schools and colleges?
 - An outline for a Disability Equality Scheme, as required by legislation
 - A summary of key activities for action

The afternoon session will cover:
 - The history of the DDA in relation to GQs
 - Centre responsibilities
 - Awarding Body responsibilities
 - How the DDA amendments have affected access to qualifications for the disabled candidate
 - The way forward

Courses

Please click on the date of the course to download full course information and application form (PDF format: to be printed and posted to the mailing address shown with payment).

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