We want every teacher, parent and leader to be able to use this site, whatever device, browser or assistive technology they bring. This page explains the standard we hold ourselves to and how to reach us when we fall short.
The site targets WCAG 2.1 Level AA. In practice that means sufficient colour contrast for text, full keyboard operability with visible focus indicators, meaningful alternative text on informative images, correctly labelled forms and landmarks, and respect for reduced-motion preferences across our animated features (including the Play Wall).
Accessibility here is enforced, not aspirational: every change to this website runs an automated audit (axe-core, WCAG 2.1 A and AA rulesets) across our key pages in a real browser before it can be published. A change that introduces a violation fails the check. We supplement the automated audit with manual keyboard and screen-reader spot-checks on new features.
One documented exception: large decorative watermark words that appear faintly behind some page headings are intentionally low-contrast, purely decorative, and hidden from assistive technology, consistent with the decorative-text exception in WCAG 1.4.3.
Some older PDF resources and embedded third-party media (for example, video players) may not yet meet the same standard. We are working through these as resources are updated; if a specific document blocks you, contact us and we will provide the content in an accessible format.
If any part of this site is difficult to use with your setup, we genuinely want to know, and we will fix it or provide an alternative. Email hello@theschoolofplay.co with the page address and what happened. You can also reach us via the contact form.
