Time for digital inclusion at scale

Could digital accessibility awareness be taught to pupils in school and what type of support would be needed for teachers and schools to implement it? What prior knowledge and experience do school teachers have to be able to teach concepts related to digital accessibility awareness? How can digital accessibility awareness concepts be integrated into existing lessons on the national curriculum in schools? What professional development or school-level support is needed to implement the teaching of digital accessibility awareness in practice? Lit review questions/sections: Background and context (societal) - why its important/significant and why education is needed to address the problem. The school context for introducing digital accessibility education e.g. educational guidance context (DofE, new curriculum context, recent inclusion emphasis). Where is digital accessibility currently taught within the educational curriculum? Teacher knowledge related to digital accessibility awareness e...

Questionnaire findings and implications for the research design - teacher support and taking a step back in terms of activities involved!!!! - potential rethink Being accessible mentioned in strategies, but not guidance as to what that means or what that looks like - no mention in strategies of UDL type signposting or frameworks to use. Finding in questionnaire echoes this. Summary of the teaching ‘of’ accessibility and teaching accessibly, both not being visible in educational guidance and an area that would need significant support and professional development - hence changing from lesson pilots to exploring the type of support teachers and schools would need. Questionnaire findings justify this approach- as well as initial conversation with a KS2 Y6 PSHE teacher about my research and its  design (Robin Hood) Could DAA be added to the school curriculum and what support would be needed for teachers? Literature review: Background and context Introduce the questions for the literatu...

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  Curriculum reform:   New curriculum to give young people the skills for life and work - GOV.UK Curriculum and Assessment Review Final Report - GOV.UK Curriculum and Assessment Review Final Report: government response - GOV.UK What you need to know about the changes to the National Curriculum – The Education Hub A New Curriculum for Schools: Key Takeaways from the Francis Review | National Governance Association Curriculum and Assessment Review final report: Building a world-class curriculum for all https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/690b96bbc22e4ed8b051854d/Curriculum_and_Assessment_Review_final_report_-_Building_a_world-class_curriculum_for_all.pdf https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/690b96bbc22e4ed8b051854d/Curriculum_and_Assessment_Review_final_report_-_Building_a_world-class_curriculum_for_all.pdf https://schoolsweek.co.uk/new-curriculum-to-be-introduced-in-2028-as-review-published/   Send reform:   SEND reform: putting children and young...

  Background and context 20% as a significant proportion of society - the only minority anyone can join at any point. , but Microsoft posit that DA doesn’t just benefit minorities but everyone- ID infographic, meaning it’s significance is much broader. Accessibility about disability but inclusive design and universal design about everyone