Students with disability
Every child or young person is welcome to learn at their local ACT public school. Our school is committed to removing barriers so all students can access learning. Quality teaching practice helps all students, and our teachers make adjustments for students who need them to ensure they successfully access and participate in learning and school activities.
Adjustments for students may include:
- providing extra visual cues and information
- breaking down tasks or presenting them in a different way
- providing more practice of learning tasks or repetition
- checking for understanding
- changes to the environment
- providing other ways for a student to communicate
- strategies to meet a student’s sensory needs
- access to quiet spaces to assist with regulation.
These adjustments might be made in a smaller group learning situation and at times the class teacher may be assisted by another educator.
Read more about how students with disability are supported in ACT public schools.
At Turner School, differences are celebrated and adjustments are made so that all children can access and participate in all activities at school.
Children with disability and diverse learning needs are encouraged to attend their local public school from preschool age. Local schools are supported to help all students fully participate in school life and some students will need:
- reasonable adjustments
- input from an allied health professionals or school psychologist
- dedicated spaces for students to regulate and access small group learning
- individual learning plans.
More information regarding children with a disability can be found on the ACT Education Directorate website: https://www.act.gov.au/education-and-training/life-at-school-and-college/students-with-disability
We have a variety of student support models at Turner. Individual Learning Plans are developed in collaboration with families. Student needs are reviewed at transition points during a student's schooling at Student Centred Appraisal of Needs meetings. The process ensures that students receive the support they require to access school programs and participate in all aspects of school life.
Turner School is supporting families as they move to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Our Disability Education Coordinator regularly liaises with families and therapists.