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.
Dickson College is proud of its inclusive education model and we encourage and support students to undertake mainstream classes in areas of interest. Learning Support teachers offer several units with smaller class sizes and a higher ratio of adults to students. These units include Essential English, Essential Maths, Connected Learning, Food Studies, Bridging Literacy and Bridging Numeracy.
Across Australia, all schools are required to make reasonable adjustments for students with disability at the time of their enrolment and during the course of their education, ensuring they have the support they need to successfully access and participate in the school curriculum, programs and activities on the same basis as their peers.
Our school will:
- consult with the student and parents/carers to understand their education needs and any adjustments required
- make the reasonable adjustments that are necessary to enable students with a disability to take part in education on the same basis as other students
- assist students and families to feel safe and supported in the education environment
Adjustments may be made in the areas of curriculum, environment and/or teaching methods, and will vary according to the needs of individual students and their chosen academic package.