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<p>All schools have duties under the Equality Act 2010 towards individual disabled
children and young people, and they must make reasonable adjustments to prevent them
being put at a substantial disadvantage. This means that a school cannot treat a pupil
unfairly as a consequence of their disability.</p><p>As it relates to school food,
the duty to make reasonable adjustments requires schools to tailor their provision
to ensure that it is accessible to disabled pupils. Furthermore, this duty is anticipatory,
and so schools need to actively consider whether any reasonable adjustments are needed
in order to avoid any disadvantage that may otherwise occur.</p><p>The department
has updated its existing guidance on free school meals to clarify schools’ duties
to make reasonable adjustments for disabled children, and to support productive conversations
between schools and parents about suitable food provision. The guidance can be found
here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65fdad5965ca2f00117da947/Free_school_meals.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65fdad5965ca2f00117da947/Free_school_meals.pdf</a>.</p><p>
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