[senco-forum] Disability Equality Scheme

As I understand it, the whole point of the DES is that disabled people have to be involved in drawing it up.  You don't only have to have a committee, you have to have a committee which has disabled people and the parents/carers of disabled pupils on it.  I'd say it makes sense for you to chair the group but you can't do it on your own.
  What I can't find is any legislation or advice to that effect.  Can anyone point us in the right direction?

  Amanda
  Secondary SENCO
  Cornwall

tpillay <tpillay at suttonlea.org> wrote:
  Hi all

In September last year, I was asked by my Head to draw up
the school's DES on my own. She said it made sense for me to
do it as I am the Physical Disability Opportunity Base
Manager at our primary school. I asked for a committee to be
appointed to work with me, and asked for this again when I
had to present what I've done so far to the Governors' SEN
Committee last week. Again I was told to do it alone. Is
there anyone else who is doing this individually? Do I have
a leg to stand on, asking for a committee or working party
to work on it with me? I know it's overdue, but I found it
hard to get started initially. I'm still not doing very well
with it. I get 1 hour a week timetabled in to work on it.
Thanks for your input.

Tracy

Amanda
Secondary SENCO
Cornwall