Our
Student Services Team consists of personnel who work together with students,
parents, staff and outside agencies to build individualised support programs
that promote healthy, happy and productive lives through learning. Our onsite team consists of a Head of
Special Education Services, Support Teachers and Teacher Aides, a Guidance Officer, a
Chaplain and a STLaN Teacher.
Our school vision is to work together to ensure that every day in every
classroom every student is learning and achieving. A Student Services Committee operates to
ensure appropriate intervention is explored and provided for all students where
needed.
Students
with Disabilities
Case Managers are
assigned to all students who are identified/verified with a disability. The six areas of disability recognised within
Education Queensland settings are – Intellectual Disability (ID), Autistic
Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Speech Language Impairment (SLI), Physical Impairment
(PI), Vision Impairment (VI) and Hearing Impairment (HI). Teams work together to develop an Individual
Plan (IP) that identifies all areas of need within the school setting. Students
are supported within our school according to individual needs.
Students
with Diverse Learning Needs
Students with diverse
learning needs who require adjustments to their learning are supported by an
identified team. The curriculum is
adjusted to meet the needs of each child through the development of a
Provisional Program or an Individual Curriculum Plan (ICP). These plans focus on Curriculum, Learning,
Behaviour, Health and Wellbeing.
Students with identified
health needs are also supported by an identified team and trained by an Education
Queensland School Nurse. Health Plans
are written by identified health professionals which are implemented within the
school environment.
Visiting
Specialist Staff
A Speech Language
Pathologist visits weekly and students from Prep to Year 6 are prioritised
according to needs. Students are
referred to this service through the Student Service Meeting.
Advisory Visiting
Teachers (AVT), Physiotherapists (PT) and Occupational Therapists (OT) visit
regularly and provide support for our eligible students.
A school nurse is available to join individual teams on request to support and assist students with health needs.