Victorian schools will receive disability inclusion transition funding from the state government to help engagement with the Disability Inclusion Profile process.
Already, there have been more than 1,000 requests to create Disability Inclusion Profiles for students. Under the process, trained facilitators helps schools and families to work together to create the profiles to assist students with disability.
Minister for Education Natalie Hutchins said this is the biggest change in disability support in our schools Victoria has ever seen, and it will make a difference in classrooms and to kids across the state.”
“This transition funding will enable schools to plan with certainty so they can support more students with disability, ensuring they can get the great education they deserve.”
“We’re supporting more students with disability to get the great education they deserve.”
The transition funding will give schools greater budget certainty to plan for and provide adjustments for students with disability.
Disability Inclusion will be rolled out progressively, reaching all Victorian government schools by 2025 – doubling the number of students receiving extra support in the classroom to 55,000.
All government schools across the Outer Eastern Melbourne are now in Year 2 of the roll-out.
All schools across the state are already benefitting from Disability Inclusion initiatives that will help build knowledge and skills in inclusive education across the school system, including the recently announced Diverse Learners Hub.
The hub is a centre of excellence, providing the best evidence-based advice, resources and support for the needs of diverse learners, such as students with autism and those with ADHD, dyslexia and dyscalculia.
