Accessibility
About accessibility
Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) is Scotland’s long standing, national commitment to provide all children, young people and their families with the right support at the right time, so that every child and young person can reach their full potential.
The Scottish Government (SG)’s Statutory Guidance provides advice on how education authorities and schools can meet obligations to improve access to education required under the Equality Act and the Education (Disability Strategies and Pupils’ Educational Records) (Scotland) Act 2002.
Appendix D of the guidance contains a checklist for digital support provided for learners who require it – view the SG guidance checklist with this link
How Good Is Our School (HGIOS) 4th Edition (HMIe) section 2.4 provides the following illustrations of highly effective practice for personalised support:
- Both universal and targeted learning and support is embedded and is having a positive impact on children’s progression with their learning
- Tasks, activities and resources are effectively differentiated and provide appropriate pace and challenge for all learners
- There is a strong ethos across the school to minimise the impact of potential barriers to learning
Examples and resources
CALL Scotland help children and young people across Scotland to overcome disability and barriers to learning created by their environment, and to fulfil their potential. They provide many services and support, including:
- information on Additional Support Needs (ASN)
- additional guidance to the SG statutory guidance
- leaflets and posters with ideas and resources
Learn My Way provides information on how to adjust your device’s settings – go to Learn My Way
Apple provide a playlist of how-tos for accessibility on YouTube – Apple Accessibility – YouTube
Microsoft apps, such as Word and Edge, have Immersive Reader built-in to read text aloud to users
