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Reasonable adjustments at school and college

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  • 📅Last updated 2026-05-07
  • 11 min read
  • 🇬🇧UK support guide
  • Reviewed against official guidance

Guide summary

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  • Name the barrier or task that is difficult
  • Explain what happens without support
  • Decide your next action and put it in writing
  • Gather evidence that matches what you write
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Three immediate actions before you work through the full guide.

  1. 1Name the barrier or task that is difficult
  2. 2Explain what happens without support
  3. 3Decide your next action and put it in writing

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Name the barrier or task that is difficult

What this means

  • Prepare: Alternative timetables, movement breaks, and fatigue pacing.
  • Check: Alternative timetables, movement breaks, and fatigue pacing.

Practical checklist

  • Name the barrier or task that is difficult
  • Prepare: Alternative timetables, movement breaks, and fatigue pacing.
  • Check: Alternative timetables, movement breaks, and fatigue pacing.

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Evidence checklist

Keep or gather these before you contact an organisation or submit a form.

  • Alternative timetables, movement breaks, and fatigue pacing.
  • Accessible classroom seating and equipment setup.
  • Communication adjustments (written instructions, processing time).
  • Toilet/medical access plans that avoid dignity issues.

Common mistakes

  • Alternative timetables, movement breaks, and fatigue pacing.
  • Accessible classroom seating and equipment setup.
  • Communication adjustments (written instructions, processing time).
  • Toilet/medical access plans that avoid dignity issues.

If they refuse, delay, or ignore you

  • Keep notes and ask for decisions in writing.
  • Use the related detailed guide when you are ready for the next step.

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Guide summary

  • Name the barrier or task that is difficult
  • Explain what happens without support
  • Decide your next action and put it in writing
  • Gather evidence that matches what you write

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At a glance

  • Alternative timetables, movement breaks, and fatigue pacing.
  • Accessible classroom seating and equipment setup.
  • Communication adjustments (written instructions, processing time).
  • Alternative timetables, movement breaks, and fatigue pacing.
  • Accessible classroom seating and equipment setup.

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