ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT

Alderbrook School is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This accessibility statement applies to the domain ‘alderbrookschool.co.uk’.

This website is run by Alderbrook School. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.

 

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • some of the colours used do not meet colour contrast requirements
  • some linked documents do not meet accessibility standards
  • some hyperlinks are only identified by colour
  • only recently added images include ‘Alt’ text
  • we use some images of text
  • our ‘back to homepage’ link is currently the school logo

 

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact: office@alderbrook.solihull.sch.uk

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

  • email : office@alderbrook.solihull.sch.uk
  • phone : 0121 704 2146

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.

 

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

 

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.

 

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reason(s):

(a) non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Use of documents

Various documents are in use on this website, including PDFs and Word documents. These are not all currently accessible. If documents are required, we are aiming to make these as accessible as possible, including using appropriate heading styles and meeting colour contrast requirements. 

  • Please get in touch if there are any documents that you are not able to access and we will provide the information in a different format.
 
Hyperlinks often need to be more discernible

At times, only colour is used to differentiate hyperlinks from the rest of the text on a page. Many of our current hyperlinks are attached to images and images of text.

  • Hyperlink styling will be reviewed.
 
Alternative text with images

All images that are added are now given a text alternative. Some older images do not have this alt text so people using a screen reader may not be able to access this older content.

  • We will aim to review all old images and add text alternatives before our next review in June 2026.

 

(b) disproportionate burden

N/A

 

(c) the content is not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

N/A

 

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

Secondary schools are partially exempt from the accessibility requirements for public sector websites. This exemption does not extend to content that people need in order to use the school’s services and an accessibility statement is still required.

Due to this partial exemption, Alderbrook School believes it is currently meeting the government’s requirements on accessibility, but the school aims to continue to improve accessibility in the ways that have been referenced earlier in this statement.

 

Preparation of this accessibility statement

The statement will be reviewed regularly to ensure it reflects any updates to the site’s compliance with web accessibility standards.