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Accessibility Statement

This accessibility statement applies to www.colchsfc.ac.uk and was updated 5 June 2026.

This website is run by The Sixth Form College Colchester. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, this means you should be able to:

  • Change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings
  • Zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
  • Navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
  • Listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

We launched a new website in February 2024 to improve accessibility. We test the site regularly and record any issues in the compliance section below until they are resolved.

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact us using the details below.

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read or audio recording please also contact us on:

We’ll consider your request and we aim to respond within 10 working days

If you cannot view the map on our ‘contact us’ page, call or email us for directions.

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

The Sixth Form College Colchester is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

The website is regularly tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard. This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

We are aware that, on a site where pdf documents and photographs are regularly uploaded, it is important to have accessibility protocols in place. We regularly scan our website for accessibility issues using appropriate commercial software and are vigilant in checking for issues. If you are aware that any of our documentation or images fail accessibility standards, please don't hesitate to contact us and we will rectify matters.

 

NON-ACCESSIBLE CONTENT 

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

WCAG 2.1.1 Keyboard – In some areas the dropdown menus along the top of the webpage cannot be expanded using the keyboard. For example, 'Latest News' under 'About/Contact' cannot be accessed using the keyboard. We are working with our website developer to address this issue and remediation work has been scheduled; this is planned to commence from 02/07/2026, with an expected completion date 1 September 2026.
 

WCAG 2.4.7 Focus Visible – In some areas the keyboard focus is not visible on multiple elements this includes when it tabs onto the hidden skip links at the top of the webpage, when tabbing between the magnifying glass icon and the website logo, when it tabs onto links within the sliders. We are working with our website developer to address this issue and remediation work has been scheduled; this is planned to commence from 02/07/2026, with an expected completion date 1 September 2026.

WCAG 1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus – In some areas when hovering over some content within a header, there is no mechanism to dismiss the additional content triggered without moving pointer hover or keyboard focus. We are working with our website developer to address this issue and remediation work has been scheduled; this is planned to commence from 02/07/2026, with an expected completion date 1 September 2026.

WCAG 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value – In some areas ARIA attributes are not correctly implemented in accordion components, affecting how assistive technologies interpret their state (WCAG 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value). We are working with our website developer to address this issue and remediation work has been scheduled; this is planned to commence from 02/07/2026, with an expected completion date 1 September 2026. (Fixed ahead of schedule)

WCAG 1.4.3 Contrast (minimum) – In some area’s links do not meet minimum colour contrast requirements, particularly on hover and at high zoom levels. At 200% zoom, some links at the bottom of the webpage do not have sufficient colour contrast as the cookie banner is a transparent overlay over them. We are working with our website developer to address this issue and remediation work has been scheduled; this is planned to commence from 02/07/2026, with an expected completion date 1 September 2026.

Disproportionate burden

We are not claiming that any required amendments to this website are a disproportionate burden.

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

PDFs and other documents

The 2026 Prospectus 2026 PDF is not fully accessible. Known issues include:

WCAG 2.2 A F25 - Document title must not be blank.
WCAG 2.2 A F65 - Figures and images in PDF documents should have nonblank ALT text, except for decorative images which should be marked as artifacts. - Alt text is missing on images on Page 1, 2 and 123.

The bulk of the prospectus contains course information, which can also be found in accessible format here: Course Information (identical to prospectus) 

We also provide a text-only accessible version of the remaining 'introductory' prospectus text. The Admissions Teams can, in the meantime, provide a word text version by email if requested.

The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services.

Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards. In a small number of cases, PDF documents provided to us by other organisations do not meet the necessary requirements in terms of accessibility. In these cases, we highlight the issue and provide alternatives to the information.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We purchased this website (launched Feb'24) with the specific aim of improving accessibility. We review our web accessibility regularly and work closely with our commercial website provider to address any remaining issues.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 5 June 2026.

This website is regularly tested against the WCAG [ 2.2] AA standard

This website was last tested May 2026 against WCAG 2.2 AA.
Testing was carried out using a combination of automated tools (powermapper  ) and manual testing of key pages and user journeys.

 

 

 

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