Description
Documented Plans are mentioned in federal legislation as important documents for schools to: Demonstrate evidence of making adjustments, and Effectively cater for students with disability. Documented Plans are known by many titles including Individual Education Plans (IEP), Curriculum Adjustment Plans (CAP), Individual Behaviour Plans, Risk Management Plans, Student Health Care Plans, Individual Safety Plans and many more. This PL will assist schools to better understand how to write effective individual goals for students and how to better manage the overall process of writing, implementing, monitoring and reporting Documented Plans for individual students with disability. This PL will directly assist schools, teachers and school leaders to better meet their obligations under the Disability Standards for Education (2005).
Presenters
Maggie Balfe (AISWA Staff)
Inclusive Education Consultant
Maggie Balfe joined the Inclusive Education team at AISWA in January 2015. She has worked in the field of education for many years; starting her career in special education teaching in the 1980s with the Department of Education in Western Australia as a teacher in special schools. During the early 1990’s she worked in the United Kingdom as part of an early intervention team supporting families of children with disabilities. On her return to Western Australia she worked for Catholic Education WA taking on a variety of roles (Consultant for Students with Disabilities, followed by Coordinator of a High Support Needs Centre and finally teaching students with disabilities at secondary level) before joining AISWA. As an Inclusive Education Consultant Maggie supports schools promoting positive inclusive practices for students with disabilities in schools. Maggie has a Bachelor of Education and a Graduate Diploma in Special Education.
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Date / Time
30 Jan 2017 Starts: 10:30 Finishes: 12:30Delivery Format : In Person