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Including Pupils with Short Stature in Mainstream Schools

FREE

Overview

  • This session explores how schools can remove physical barriers, make reasonable adjustments, and promote safe, dignified, independent participation across the school day for pupils with short stature.
    It covers access to classrooms, toilets, lunchtime, playgrounds, trips, ICT, recording tasks, dressing, PE, and specialist subjects, with strong emphasis on pupil voice, family views, risk assessment, and inclusive planning.

Who is it for?

Mainstream school staff in Birmingham schools supporting pupils with short stature

Cost: Free to attend for mainstream school staff in Birmingham

Venue: Online via Microsoft Teams*

Category:
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
  • Understand the impact of short stature on access to curriculum and environment
  • Identify physical, curriculum and social barriers across the school day
  • Apply reasonable adjustments to improve access and inclusion
  • Plan safely for PE, playtimes, trips, toileting, lunchtime and transitions
  • Use pupil and family voice to shape personalised support
  • Promote independence, confidence and participation in mainstream school life

*Please note that the training booking will close two working days before the event. Training link will be emailed to participants one working day before the session.

This will be an interactive session, and participants may be invited to engage through the chat function, microphone and/or video, or other interactive tools such as Mentimeter. Participants may also be asked to complete a short pre-training questionnaire, so please allow time to complete this before the session.

Event Details

Date: 2026-10-01

Start time: 14:30 BST

End time: 16:00 BST

Venue: Online via Microsoft Teams

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