Gateways guidance: 5. Preparing the ground

Five considerations are important for education providers who must prepare the ground for future disabled students:

• the anticipatory duty
• the Disability Equality Duty (DED) and the new Public Sector Equality Duty when the latter comes into force 
• the Disability Equality Scheme (DES)
• competence standards
• staff training

Subsections of Preparing the ground:

           5.1 The anticipatory duty

           5.2 The Public Sector Equality Duty

           5.3 Disability Equality Scheme

           5.4 Competence standards

           5.5 What does Tomorrow’s Doctors say?

           5.6 Training staff