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Accessibility

If you have any questions or comments about the accessibility of this site, feel free to contact us.

Standards compliance

  1. All pages comply with all priority 1 & 2 guidelines of the W3 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
  2. All pages validate as XHTML 1.0 Transitional.
  3. All pages use structured semantic markup. For example, H1 tags are used for
  4. page titles, H2 tags for subtitles and the navigation is structured in a list (UL tag).

Navigation aids

  1. All pages on this site include a consistent set of global navigation links.
  2. All pages on this site include a search box.

Links

  1. Many links have title attributes that describe the link in greater detail unless the link’s text already fully describes the target (such as the headline of an article).
  2. Wherever possible, links are written to make sense out of context. Many browsers (such as JAWS, Home Page Reader, Lynx, and Opera) can extract the list of links on a page and allow the user to browse the list, separately from the page.
  3. Link text is never duplicated; two links with the exact link text always point to the same address.
  4. There are no “javascript:” pseudo-links. All links can be followed in any browser, even if scripting is turned off.

Images

  1. All content images used on this site include descriptive ALT attributes. Purely decorative graphics have empty ALT attributes.

Visual design

This site and all its archives use cascading style sheets for visual layout.

  1. Text can be resized using the Zoom option within your web browser.
  2. If your browser or browsing device does not support stylesheets at all, the content of each page is still readable.

Accessibility references

  1. W3 accessibility guidelines, which explain the reasons behind each guideline.
  2. W3 accessibility techniques, which explains how to implement each guideline.
  3. W3 accessibility checklist, a busy developer’s guide to accessibility.

Accessibility software and services

  1. HTML Validator, a free service for checking that web pages conform to published HTML standards.
  2. Web Page Backward Compatibility Viewer, a tool for viewing your web pages without a variety of modern browser features.
  3. JAWS, a screen reader for Windows. A time-limited demo is available.
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Privacy Policy

We regard your privacy as important and any personal information you give to us will be used in accordance with the Data Protection Act and the General Data Protection Regulations.

We do not store personal information about individuals who visit this site except where they provide contact information via our contact us page and contact forms available on various pages throughout the website.

Any information you provide will only be used for the reasons specified and it will not be shared with any third party without your consent, unless required by law.

Your contact details are kept securely and are only accessed by authorised members of staff as part of the provision of school services. If you do not wish us to keep this contact information please tell us.

This website uses Google Analytics which provides statistical data about the usage of the site. This information is not used to identify individuals, but is collected to provide us with an understanding of the areas of interest on our site and how our site is being used.

If you are connected to the internet you will have an IP Address. This may take the form of a figure, such as 333.333.22.1. The address will be automatically collected and logged as part of the connection of your computer to our web server and may be used to determine the total number of visits to each part of the site. This data is not collected and used for other purposes.

This website contains links to other websites. The School is not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites or organisations and recommends you consult the privacy information on those sites.

This policy will be reviewed and updated versions will be posted on the website.

If you have any questions about the use of your personal information, the Information Commissioner is the independent regulator for both Data Protection and Freedom of Information.