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title: Suggested Possible Reasonable Adjustments for Members
description: "***Please note: Reasonable adjustments in place in one school environment may not be possible/reasonable in another.*** **Physical Changes to Environment** - Specialist equipment, e.g. storage trollies, mobile trollies, ergonomic mice and keyboards. - Specialist seating or seating supports. - Smarter…"
url: "https://ssta.org.uk/docs/suggested-possible-reasonable-adjustments-for-members/"
updated: "2026-10-08"
category: Advice Notes / Equalities
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# Suggested Possible Reasonable Adjustments for Members

***Please note: Reasonable adjustments in place in one school environment may not be possible/reasonable in another.***

**Physical Changes to Environment**

- Specialist equipment, e.g. storage trollies, mobile trollies, ergonomic mice and keyboards.
- Specialist seating or seating supports.
- Smarter working arrangements
- Additional equipment
- New chair for a member of staff to prevent back/hip pain.
- Grab rails round a member's classroom.
- Cover classes being sent to a member’s classroom so they didn't have to walk all round the school.
- IBS sufferer, understanding that she may have to rush to the toilet, so room locations chosen carefully and protocol for supervising pupils if necessary.
- Access to a lift key.
- Access to disabled parking.
- Access to a telephone in member’s classroom.
- Space for wheelchair/mobility scooter.

**Workload Support**

- Timetabling arrangements (where possible)
- Individual Stress Risk Assessment
- Occupational Health referral
- Physiotherapy Referral
- Phased return
- Access to wellbeing/counselling.
- Longer phased return to work using accrued leave.
- Contact with Access to Work who recommended a set amount to learning assistant time to aid a member of home economics staff with preparation of food for cooking lessons.
- No cover classes on return to work while a member was recovering from a fall and they were still a bit unsteady on their feet.
- Long COVID - school 'kept on' supply for 5 months extra to allow phased and supported return.
- Predictable routines are important where possible.

**Emotional Support/Wellbeing**

- Staff Welfare Officer
- Regular support meetings with management.
- Mental Health at Work Counselling Session
- A rejig of timetable to allow a slightly later starting/earlier finishing time while still maintaining contractual obligations.
- Temporary change in contracted working hours.
- Amendment of Absence Management procedures in regard to absence triggers.
- Disability days (permitted days absence due to impact of medication).

**Useful Websites:**

[Proving disability and (bsuh.nhs.uk)](https://www.bsuh.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2016/09/Disability-and-Reasonable-Adjustments-v2.2.pdf)

[Workplace Adjustment Guidance Dec 2019.docx (live.com)](https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.elft.nhs.uk%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2F2022-03%2FWorkplace%2520Adjustment%2520Guidance%2520Dec%25202019.docx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK)