Project summary

Objective

• Every school leader* understands their legal obligations under the Disability Standards for Education (DSE) and uses it as a first step in building an inclusive school culture.
• Encourage more staff to complete the e-learning modules

*School leaders are defined as Directors, Education Leadership, Principals, Deputy Principals, Assistants Principals and Head Teachers.

Benefits

• Create cultural change in all schools to support inclusion of students with disability.
• Increase teachers’ confidence and ability in teaching students with disability.
• Create a fundamental foundational knowledge in supporting students with disability, to support continued professional learning for students with disability.

What will success look like?

• Students with disability are learning to their fullest capability and on the same basis as students without a disability.
• Teachers are equipped with the knowledge to identify opportunities and implement adjustments with confidence.
• Families of students with disability feel included in the process of identifying and implementing reasonable adjustments, and welcome to the school.

How will success be measured?

• Monitoring completion of the Disability Standards for Education Leaders course.

Key project milestones

• Ongoing: All Education Leaders complete the mandated training
• Ongoing: Newly appointed leaders are engaged early to enrol and complete the training