Some important state, national and international laws and plans help guide our work to provide inclusive and equitable education in Tasmania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The principles of equity and inclusion are key to our education system in Tasmania: All students have the right to access, take part and engage in education on the same basis as other students.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There are some important laws and plans that help guide us to make sure that we are providing quality education for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our Department has a Disability Action Plan. This Plan says what will do to continue to improve in how we support children, families, clients and staff with disability. It links to the Tasmanian Government\u2019s Disability Framework for Action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the moment, we have a Disability Action Plan for 2018-2021 (PDF, 2.7MB)<\/a>. This links to the Tasmanian Government\u2019s Accessible Island: Tasmania\u2019s Disability Framework for Action 2018-2021 (PDF, 5.5MB)<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A new Tasmanian Government Disability Framework for Action is in development now, and will give us a strong foundation to develop our next Department Disability Action Plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Annual Reporting<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Each year we check how we are going in achieving our Actions. You can read the Annual Reports to find out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Australian and Tasmanian Governments have developed plans for improving life for Australians with disability, their families and carers. These plans also help us to understand the improvements we can make in our Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Australia<\/strong> has a 10 year national plan. At the moment it is the National Disability Strategy 2010-2020<\/a>. The Strategy outlines six priority areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tasmania has its own three year action plan: Accessible Island: Tasmania\u2019s Disability Framework for Action 2018-2021<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n The Disability Standards for Education 2005<\/em> <\/a> tell schools what they need to do to fulfil the rights of students with disability. They explain what is needed to make sure students with disability can access and take part on the same basis as other students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Standards are the law under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992<\/em> (DDA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Standards cover all aspects of education and training:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Standards say that schools and other education providers must:<\/p>\n\n\n\n They were reviewed in 2020 to check if they were still up to date. You can read a report on the Disability Standards for Education 2020 Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are resources to help families and schools learn more about what the Standards are, and how to put them into practice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n An important Ministerial Taskforce Report called Improved Support for Students with Disability<\/a> was released in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Report said that there was a need to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Tasmanian Government has committed $21.25 million to act on these recommendations, from 2016-2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Inclusion Advisory Committee<\/a> gives the Minister for Education, Children and Youth advice on how to do this.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2008<\/a> is an agreement to \u201cpromote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent dignity\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Australia has \u2018ratified\u2019 the Convention, which means that it is legally binding.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Inclusive education is a key part of the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4: Quality Education<\/strong>. This Goal is to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation<\/a> (UNESCO) supports and advises education systems their efforts to meet the needs of all learners. UNESCO\u2019s A Guide for Ensuring Inclusion and Equity in Education<\/a> has the core message: \u201cEvery Learner matters and matters equally.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n You can find out more about our policies for supporting inclusion and diversity in the\u00a0Access and Equity<\/a>\u00a0section of the\u00a0Policy Library<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some important state, national and international laws and plans help guide our work to provide inclusive and equitable education in Tasmania. The principles of equity and inclusion are key to our education system in Tasmania: All students have the right to access, take part and engage in education on the same basis as other students.…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5651,"parent":3803,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"page_category":[94,11],"page_business_unit":[],"class_list":["post-3814","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","page_category-for-families","page_category-learning"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nOur Department Disability Action Plan<\/h2>
National and State-Level Plans<\/h2>
Disability Standards for Education<\/h2>
2015 Ministerial Taskforce Report<\/h2>
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2008 (UNCRPD)<\/h2>
Other United Nations Guidance<\/h2>