Inclusion & Engagement 

Exciting Training for Inclusive Practices at Our School - Supporting Neurodiversity 

Our staff is excited to be engaging in training that will help enhance inclusive practices across the school. On Friday, 7th March, our teachers, education support team, school leadership, as well as representatives from our Kindergarten and Out of School Hours Care, will be working with Onwards and Upwards Psychology. The day is dedicated to further build staffs knowledge and confidence in supporting all students with inclusivity at the forefront.

The training will focus on the following areas:

•  Introduction to Neurodiversity Affirming Practice - updates in language and understandings and how this may translate to classroom cultures
• Autism - what is it, understanding the internalised presentation of autism, knowing what masking is, etiology of distress behaviour and why it happens 
• ADHD - understanding ADHD, supporting executive functioning such as organisation and planning, emotional regulation strategies
• Building inclusive classroom cultures

Reporting

Did you know…? 

The Department of Education outlines that Individual Education Plans (IEPs) are required for:

• students in statutory Out-of-home Care (OOHC)
• Koorie students (as required by Marrung – Victorian Aboriginal Education Plan 2016 to 2026)
• students supported under individualised disability funding programs including the Program for Students with Disabilities (PSD) and Disability Inclusion
• students in youth justice (custody and community)
• students in re-engagement programs under contract arrangements with another school or provider
• students undertaking Flexible Learning Options (FLOs).

Our school meets these requirements by providing termly IEPs for students meeting the above criteria. Additionally, IEPs are developed through documentation outlining the recommendation of an IEP from external services.

At Miners Rest Primary School, all students receive Semester Reports as per the Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority (VCAA) Reporting Guidelines. Above and beyond this requirement, Learning Statements are provided for all students, to ensure goals and achievements can be shared more frequently, regarding social, emotional and academic progress. 

Should your child not be receiving an IEP, please be assured that individualised goals and achievements are developed, monitored and documented and shared through the Miners Rest Primary School Learning Statements, twice per year.

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