{"id":3806,"date":"2018-05-03T09:52:51","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T23:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decyp.tas.gov.au\/?page_id=3806"},"modified":"2026-10-21T15:17:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T04:17:37","slug":"support-students-disability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/decyp.dev.ionata.com\/th\/learning\/supporting-student-need\/support-students-disability\/","title":{"rendered":"Support in schools for students with disability"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block-emphasis\">\n\t<div class=\"block-emphasis__inner\">\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PLEASE NOTE<\/strong>: This guidance remains current for DECYP students with NDIS plans. Further advice regarding Thriving Kids in DECYP will be provided once available. For now, please refer to the following website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.tas.gov.au\/thriving-kids\">Thriving Kids | Tasmanian Department of Health<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Most students with disability attend their local school, where they are living. There are also three Support Schools across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"our-commitment\">Our Commitment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All students have the right to feel safe, supported, included and engaged in learning. Schools work with families of students with disability to make sure they have the support they need to learn and participate in all parts of school life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Tasmania most students go to their local school. There are also 3 support schools around the state. There is a process once a year where a student can be nominated to attend a Support School. This process considers if the student is eligible to attend the support school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Further information can be found:<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/documentcentre.education.tas.gov.au\/_layouts\/15\/DocIdRedir.aspx?ID=TASED-1060461114-2029\">Nomination for Enrolment in a State Government Support School Procedure<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>We have developed some guidance for external providers who might be supporting families with reports that will be used in the Support School nomination process<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tasedu.sharepoint.com\/sites\/intranet\/Shared%20Documents\/Support-School-reports-guidelines-for-external-providers.pdf?xsdata=MDV8MDJ8d2VidGVjaG5vbG9naWVzQGRlY3lwLnRhcy5nb3YuYXV8Y2Q0ZjFiZWE2YmJmNGIwZTMxODgwOGRlYWZkYzBlMGV8YTliZTNhYzcwYzYwNDkxZThiM2JhMzJmOGY0NmFlYzh8MHwwfDYzOTE0MTU1NjgzNzA0NDA2MXxVbmtub3dufFRXRnBiR1pzYjNkOGV5SkZiWEIwZVUxaGNHa2lPblJ5ZFdVc0lsWWlPaUl3TGpBdU1EQXdNQ0lzSWxBaU9pSlhhVzR6TWlJc0lrRk9Jam9pVFdGcGJDSXNJbGRVSWpveWZRPT18MHx8fA%3d%3d&amp;sdata=Y1dFSk5xclc4TGxLTHRVNDJWZHozUmNDdDg2ZnRVekQ1RWIwZjNxQjFEQT0%3d\">Reports for Support School Nominations \u2013 Guidance for Provider<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/documentcentre.education.tas.gov.au\/_layouts\/15\/DocIdRedir.aspx?ID=TASED-1087178304-6680\">s<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you would like additional details, if you are moving from interstate, or if your student is currently attending a non-DECYP school , please contact Learning Services via <a href=\"mailto:learning.services@decyp.tas.gov.au\">learning.services@decyp.tas.gov.au<\/a>&nbsp;or on <a href=\"tel:0361669150\">03 6166 9150<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We are committed<\/strong> to helping all students learn through high quality inclusive education that makes sure all students access and participate in the Australian Curriculum in a way that meets their needs. <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We value students<\/strong> and their school communities.&nbsp; We help schools to understand and respond to many different needs of students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We work collaboratively<\/strong> with the families of students with disability to achieve positive outcomes for all students with disability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are guided by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.education.gov.au\/disability-standards-education-2005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disability Standards for Education 2005 | Australian Department of Education.<\/a> We make sure that all staff know their role in providing reasonable adjustments for students with disability so each student can join in and learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have also adopted the DECYP <a href=\"https:\/\/publicdocumentcentre.education.tas.gov.au\/library\/Shared%20Documents\/Disability%20Action%20plan%202018-2021%20-%20Department%20of%20Education.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Accessible Island: Tasmania&#8217;s Disability Framework for Action 2018-2021 (PDF 1.1MB)<\/a>. The plan describes how we work together as a department to provide an inclusive environment for all learners and staff with disability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"our-key-support-areas\">Our key support areas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Support for students with disability is provided across the following key areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/decyp.dev.ionata.com\/th\/learning\/supporting-student-need\/support-students-disability\/students-with-disability-resourcing-to-schools\/\">Resourcing to schools for students with disability<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/decyp.dev.ionata.com\/th\/supporting-student-need\/support-students-disability\/specialist-services\/\">Specialist services to support students with disability<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"national-disability-insurance-scheme\">National Disability Insurance Scheme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We work with the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to help students and their families access the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The NDIS supports Australians with a disability to have better life outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information about the NDIS is found here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.education.tas.gov.au\/supporting-student-need\/support-students-disability\/national-dissability-insurance-scheme-ndis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NDIS Supports for Students<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.education.tas.gov.au\/supporting-student-need\/support-students-disability\/national-dissability-insurance-scheme-ndis\/ndis-and-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NDIS providers in Schools<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most students with disability attend their local school, where they are living. There are also three Support Schools across the state. Our Commitment All students have the right to feel safe, supported, included and engaged in learning. 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