Facilitate Learning for Students with Disabilities

1. Establish the context for working with students with disabilities.

1.1. Identify and access organisational policies and procedures and regulatory requirements for working with students with a disability.

1.2. Recognise and reflect on how personal values and attitudes towards disability may impact working with students.

1.3. Use reflection to inform own ways of working and improvements in practice.

2. Use inclusive practices.

2.1. Use appropriate and non-discriminatory language.

2.2. Use strategies to enhance all students’ sense of belonging to encourage participation.

2.3. Interact with all students in ways that show respect for individual rights, opinions and student confidentiality.

2.4. Identify and take steps that support a safe learning environment for all students.

2.5. Identify and use opportunities to promote a sense of belonging for students with disability.

3. Provide support to teachers.

3.1. Use knowledge of individual students to provide input on goals and support strategies for the student.

3.2. Gather and accurately record data as directed by the teacher.

3.3. Identify, prepare and maintain resources that support the learning of students with disabilities.

4. Contribute to individual behaviour plans.

4.1. Provide observations of students to inform individual behaviour plans.

4.2. Contribute to student development meetings using a collaborative and constructive approach.

4.3. Implement agreed support strategies with teacher guidance.