Checklist of Expectations - Reasonable Adjustments
National Guidance and or Legislation
Schools must also ensure that any provision, criterion, or practice does not discriminate against pupils by unfairly increasing their risk of exclusion. For example, if reasonable adjustments have not been made for a pupil with a disability that can manifest itself in breaches of school rules if needs are not met, a decision to exclude may be discriminatory (DfE, 2023, p.10).
Expectations
Legal duties under the Equality Act (2010) must be followed when considering an exclusion for a child or young person who may have a protected characteristic. An exclusion may be discriminatory where the behaviour displayed is linked to an unmet need, failure to make suitable provision and/or make reasonable adjustments.
Further resources
Watch recordings from the Autism and ADHD SENCO Discussion Group with Educational Psychology from February 2025 and CYPNP from February 2026. These sessions explain reasonable adjustments for neurodivergent children and young people. You can also download the presentation.
More reasonable adjustments are described on our School Uniform page.