Specialist services available at Proserpine State School support and reasonable adjustments are made for students with disability to access, participate and progress in all areas of the Australian Curriculum on the same basis as their peers. Support for students may occur at multiple levels; from differentiation by the classroom teacher to more focussed and intensive support provided by Inclusion Teachers, Advisory Visiting Teachers, Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists or Physiotherapists.
In few instances, a student with an identified disability, according to needs and evidence, may have an Individual Curriculum Plan (ICP) and is case managed by the classroom teacher with support from the Inclusion teacher and Head of Special Education Services in the school.
National Consistent Collection of Data - NCCD
The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) is a joint state and federal government initiative.
The Data Collection is an annual national count of the number of students provided with educational adjustments as a result of their disability as defined broadly under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA).
The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability will provide Australian schools, parents, education authorities and the community with information about the number of students with disability in schools, where they are located and the adjustments they receive.
Early Childhood Development Program
The Early Childhood Development program is targeted at young children from birth to five years with suspected or diagnosed disabilities with significant educational support needs.
The purpose of this program is to enable the:
- engagement of children in a wide range of learning experiences to maximise their individual potential;
- assessment of educational support needs prior to Prep;
- transition support to Prep; and
- establishment of partnerships with families to ensure quality educational outcomes in the critical early years of schooling.
Initially the program aims at delivering family support. This enhances parents and carers ability to support and maximise the development of their child particularly from birth to 3 years old. Additional support is provided to families and students from Advisory Visiting Teachers, Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists or our Guidance Officer as required. Next, we focus on a more child-centred delivery of support for children aged 3-5; here we concentrate on individual student goals as well as transition to school and explicit teaching of general school routines. Registration for the Early Childhood Development Program is through a referral and application process. If you have any enquiries contact:Ms Sarah Taylor
Head of Special Education Services (HoSES)
(07) 4940 6333