Accessibility

Coding Standards

The pages on this website are coded to be as accessible as possible. We use the W3C Guidelines to script webpages which can be viewed on the majority of browsing software, including mobile telephones and PDAs.

The BSI's PAS 78 document has also influenced how we have built this website.

Access Keys

To assist with your navigation of our website, we have scripted access keys into our pages.

Access keys allow you to move to the main pages on our website using keyboard short cuts. On PCs, Internet Explorer, Mozilla and Netscape simply hold down the ALT key press the relivant key and press enter. On Apple Mac's Internet Explorer hold down the control key and press the relivant key.

Keyboard Shortcuts

• 0 = Accessibility / Access Key Information
• 1 = About the School
• 2 = Subject Areas
• 3 = Parents Information
• 4 = Students Information
• 5 = Business and Enterprise
• 6 = Adult Learning
• 7 = Facilities and Lettings
• 8 = Vacancies
• 9 = Search Site / Engines
• p = Prospectus
• a = Contact Us
• b = Privacy Policy

Accessibility Options on your Internet Explorer Browser

Using your Web browser you can make changes to assist your viewing.

Changing Text Size.
You can change the size of the text on the screen by going to the view menu and selecting Text Size. This will then give you 5 options.

Removing the Set Styles.
You can also remove the styles we have set and view the website in plain text. Go to the Tools menu and then Internet Options. At the bottom of the General Tab click the Accessibility Button and then choose your options.

Changing Text Size on Mozilla Browsers

To change the text size on Mozilla browsers go to the view menu and then select text zoom.

Site Last Validated: 12/06/08