Consulting with Teachers

Education providers must make adjustments (see reasonable adjustments below) to help students with disability to join in. I encourage you to contact your child’s teacher or case manager to discus your child’s difficulties/differences and ways that we can support your child’s success. It is important that we work together!

The Australian Government Department of Education has released new resources for students with disability and their parents and caregivers. The resources provide practical information about the rights of students with disability and the obligations of education providers under the Disability Standards for Education 2005. The resources were co-designed by people with disability, with help from Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA).

Find out more at: www.education.gov.au/students-with-disability-resources

 Reasonable Adjustments

Reasonable adjustments are actions that support students with disability to take part in education in a similar way to their peers. They can be:

• People (e.g., support staff)
• Materials (e.g., screen reader)
• Changes in how things are done (e.g., rest breaks)

The Disability Standards for Education 2005 (DSE) explain the rights of students with disability and what education providers must do to support students with disability. Reasonable adjustments are a key part of making sure students get these rights. For example, a reasonable adjustment could be a student who is sensitive to sound uses a pair of ear protectors in class to focus on an activity.

Reasonable adjustments are recorded in Personalised Learning Plans. Personalised Learning Plans are documents developed by teachers to identify learning goals, strategies and support needs.