A Resource for Teachers and School Learning Support Officers

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Student Services Riverina Region Table Of Contents Topic Page Rationale 3 Learning and Support Framework Personalised Learning and Support Effective Communication, Planning Cycle 5 6 7 Section A For Teachers The Learning and Support Team 8 Supporting the Role of the SLSO 9 Checklist for Teachers Supporting the SLSO 11 Common Q&A for Teachers 12 Section B For School Learning Support Officers Role Statement 14 Communicating with Students 15 Confidentiality, Advocacy 17 Beginning a New Appointment 17 Handy Hints for SLSOs 18 Checklist for SLSOs 19 Managing Groups 21 Using Technology 22 Establishing and Maintaining Attention 23 Hints for Positive Student Behaviour 24 Dealing with Difficult Student Behaviour 25 Restraining 27 Developing Instructional Skills 28 SMART Goals 31 Personal & Health Care Assistance 32 Lifting & Repositioning Student 33 Riverina SLSO Guidelines 2012. Adapted from Illawarra and South Region J.Agzarian 2
Student Services Riverina Region Rationale “At the heart of the school as a learning community, lies a total commitment to the value of learning for all members. This commitment is underpinned by beliefs that learning is inherently enjoyable and exhilarating, that all members have the capacity to learn and that each person brings to the organisation unique abilities which must be acknowledged and utilised.” School as Learning Communities The Disability Standards for Education 2005 that is formulated under the Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (the Act), requires reasonable steps to be undertaken to ensure that a student with a disability is able to participate, on the same basis as a student without a disability. In a school community, the role undertaken by a School Learning Support Officer (SLSO) will play a vital role to support the implementation of reasonable adjustments, as identified in the student’s support plan. Every school and every teacher has obligations to students with disability under international, national and state legislation. These include: • the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, • Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act (1992) and the Disability Standards for Education (2005) and • a range of State legislation in NSW, including • the Education Act 1990 - sets out the education rights of every child in New South Wales and provisions for education services • Anti Discrimination Act 1977 • Workplace, Health and Safety 2011 - sets out obligations for ensuring health and safety for students, school staff and others. • Disability Services Act 1993 - requires that services are provided so that they enable people with disabilities to participate and achieve their full potential. Riverina SLSO Guidelines 2012. Adapted from Illawarra and South Region J.Agzarian 3
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