Access Officer
The Access Officer is employed to help co-ordinate the support that pupils with physical conditions and disabilities need to access their education as fully as possible.
This involves the following:
- Liason with management about all adaptations required to enable pupils good physical and sensory access to school buildings and grounds including input to the design brief for the new secondary schools.
- Assessment and provision of special equipment for pupils. This involves close liaison with the CALL Scotland (Communication Aids for Language and Learning) who advise about technology and with whom the Council has a service level agreement.
- Advice to schools about programmes to assist pupils who need help to develop their co-ordination and movement skills, co-ordinated support plans, transport for school activities.
- Individual assessment of pupils who have problems with co-ordination which affects their education, with advice to school and home from this assessment.
- Training for school staff about issues concerning disability or co-ordination delay.
- Chairing the group which develops the Accessibility Strategy.
Contact information
For further information about this page please contact:
Child Care Services
Lime Tree House, Castle Street, Alloa, FK10 1EX
Tel: 01259 225000 / 450000
Email: childcare@clacks.gov.uk
Or use the on-line contact form.