{"id":5351,"date":"2026-03-23T12:27:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/?p=5351"},"modified":"2026-03-23T12:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:30:15","slug":"the-bbc-got-it-wrong-how-schools-can-support-every-asn-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/news\/the-bbc-got-it-wrong-how-schools-can-support-every-asn-student\/","title":{"rendered":"The BBC Got It Wrong: How Schools Can Support Every ASN Student"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5351\" class=\"elementor elementor-5351\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a7de2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63a7de2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4760818 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4760818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Recently, the BBC published an alarming article that\u00a0identified\u00a0a growing gap between the support\u00a0required\u00a0for ASN pupils and what schools are currently able to deliver due to limited support staff, resources, and limited guidance. The article also points out that almost 300,000 Scottish school pupils (about\u00a043%\u00a0overall) are categorised as ASN, with the vast\u00a0majority\u00a0not even in specialist schooling,\u00a0but\u00a0are\u00a0in mainstream schools.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">While\u00a0the\u00a0article (and the statistics therein) paint a bleak picture of unsupported students,\u00a0unable to\u00a0engage with their education and thus\u00a0integrate into our future workforce, we would like to offer a solution-focused perspective, to highlight how easily the problems mentioned\u00a0could be fixed,\u00a0and\u00a0how schools can position themselves to offer a bright future to ASN and other\u00a0disabled students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">But first, some context: Our consultancy has been delivering accessibility audits and Accessibility Plans to (quite literally) thousands of public schools for two and a half decades and continue to do so successfully with each passing year. From our perspective, it\u2019s not as simple as schools being underfunded and cash-strapped, nor is it an issue of inclusive policy, as the writer correctly points out. The problem instead is that schools are not using what resources they do have effectively, and when problems do arise, a plan isn\u2019t in place to correctly address them.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What is the Solution?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Where problems for ASN students are\u00a0identified,\u00a0the\u00a0solutions are\u00a0almost always\u00a0reactive, as opposed to proactive and\u00a0planned, although this is\u00a0also\u00a0true for students with all manner of disabilities.\u00a0For\u00a0the most\u00a0unprepared schools (or those who do not annually consult accessibility auditors),\u00a0they might only provide proper support for\u00a0students\u00a0with dyslexia or autism\u00a0when they are\u00a0already\u00a0falling behind. They might only fix a building barrier or install a wheelchair\u00a0only after a parent complaint.\u00a0They might only consider the repercussions of a PE lesson for a child with ataxia when such a student arrives through their gates for the first time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When working with our clients, we often find that staff\u00a0do not\u00a0necessarily\u00a0need\u00a0additional\u00a0funding to support\u00a0these\u00a0students. Instead, the widening gap between policy and practice is often due to the absence of effective disability action plans, which are\u00a0specifically\u00a0designed to\u00a0identify\u00a0many of the issues discussed in this\u00a0BBC\u00a0article.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For instance, where staff shortages occur, an access audit helps prioritise where support staff are most needed. Where\u00a0there are\u00a0funding issues\u00a0and\u00a0tightening budgets, an action plan ensures that\u00a0what\u00a0money is\u00a0available can be\u00a0spent strategically.\u00a0Where support is inconsistent, audits and action plans provide clear, structured approaches. They prepare schools to meet challenges proactively by outlining goals, setting timelines for execution, and embedding accountability,\u00a0not just policy<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How do Accessibility Audits &amp; Action Plans help schools?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">An accessibility audit does more than just remove barriers for ASN and other disabled students; it also gives teachers clear guidance on protocols, reducing uncertainty and enabling them to support all pupils effectively. Furthermore, audits help local authorities\u00a0identify\u00a0exactly how to fulfil their legal duties under the Equality Act, ensuring support is efficient, compliant, and less reliant on reactive measures that can create stress.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The issue is not simply a lack of resources, as the article suggests, but rather a lack of structured planning. Without a clear action plan, the gaps\u00a0identified\u00a0are\u00a0only\u00a0likely to grow\u00a0over time. While the increasing number of students with complex needs,\u00a0due to neurodivergence, communication challenges, dysregulation, or developmental delays,\u00a0requires significant attention from teachers, the solutions rarely depend solely on\u00a0additional\u00a0resources, and are not so out of reach.\u00a0A\u00a0well-designed disability action plan\u00a0will\u00a0do more than remove physical or procedural barriers, it ensures disabled\u00a0and ASN students can fully engage\u00a0and that teachers are empowered to deliver education in a way that suits them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For example:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Curriculum differentiation<\/b>: Action plans\u00a0identify\u00a0the need to adapt lesson materials, such as providing simplified texts, visual aids, or assistive technology, so students with dyslexia, communication difficulties, or learning delays can access the same syllabus content as their peers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Assessment access:<\/b>\u00a0Audits highlight where exam accommodations or alternative assessment methods are\u00a0required, ensuring students can\u00a0demonstrate\u00a0their learning without being unfairly disadvantaged.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Lesson participation:<\/b>\u00a0By pinpointing classroom layout barriers,\u00a0required\u00a0support staff, or timetable adjustments, audits help students actively\u00a0participate\u00a0in lessons rather than falling behind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Syllabuses are often rigid and may not always be\u00a0appropriate for\u00a0certain students, but with proactive planning and the right strategies, schools can\u00a0easily\u00a0adapt teaching and assessment methods to ensure all pupils can access and succeed in their\u00a0curriculum.\u00a0By implementing regular accessibility audits alongside comprehensive disability action plans, schools can not only satisfy their legal\u00a0obligations\u00a0but\u00a0also create truly inclusive environments\u00a0in which every pupil can thrive academically, socially, and personally.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Takeaway<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bottom line; there is no pretending that audits and Action Plans do require an initial investment on part of councils, authorities, and education departments, but over time they do pay for themselves by streamlining support, ensuring consistency, and improving outcomes for students and staff. And if that wasn\u2019t the case, there would be nothing, ultimately, to explain why we have been able to provide education audit as a service for as long as we have.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Accessibility audits and action plans are not miracle cures to the issues schools are facing currently, but they do provide the essential framework schools need to implement education plans effectively.\u00a0\u00a0Our goal is to make it easier for schools to take the first proactive step towards creating a fully inclusive environment, ensuring every student can access the curriculum and thrive.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, the BBC published an alarming article that\u00a0identified\u00a0a growing gap between the support\u00a0required\u00a0for ASN pupils and what schools are currently able to deliver due to limited support staff, resources, and limited guidance. The article also points out that almost 300,000 Scottish school pupils (about\u00a043%\u00a0overall) are categorised as ASN, with the vast\u00a0majority\u00a0not even in specialist schooling,\u00a0but\u00a0are\u00a0in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":5352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The BBC Got It Wrong: How Schools Can Support Every ASN Student - Direct Access<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Accessibility plans are not miracle cures, but they do provide the framework needed to implement education plans for ASN students in schools.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/news\/the-bbc-got-it-wrong-how-schools-can-support-every-asn-student\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The BBC Got It Wrong: How Schools Can Support Every ASN Student - 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