This role works with the Principal to implement the ESES Learning and Support Framework. The core focus of the role is to support and implement our School's learning and support data, systems and practices and to support the implementation of the DoE commitment to find better ways of ensuring that we meet the additional learning and support needs of every student in every school.
At SCHS all students would be considered to have additional educational support needs due to short or long term absenteeism from census schools, their health care needs and possible learning or behaviour support needs.
The role facilities the SCHS Learning and Support Team model and has responsibility for:
- attending multidisciplinary team meetings across the hospital and to provide educational updates on inpatients/students – current focus oncology and BIRT
- working with allied health/multidisciplinary teams when additional educational support to is needed, especially during student transitions
- working with SCHS teachers and support principal to coordinate with Clinical Nurse Consultants, Ronald McDonald Learning Program, Back On Track and other services to avoid overlap of services to families and census schools
- supporting SCHS teachers with educational planning and when relevant supporting school communication with families and census schools
NB: Learning and Support Framework for all NSW public schools. Establishing this framework in every school will provide an important foundation for the delivery of educational services into the future.