together with a procedure for ensuring compliance with the same, and that these standards are used to assess the quality of services provided at the same time, identifying areas requiring strengthening, and proposing strategies and providing means to achieve the same; Gos/DFAT explore feasibility of phasing in, Agree DFAT has been supporting DFAT in collaboration with over a five year period, an annual the service providers since Government of Samoa Government grant to cover (i) operational costs 2009 with the aim that they (Ministry of Finance/ MESC) of special schools and (ii) costs of continuing will be able to sustain their provision by service providers of IE assessment activities through various and referral, early intervention and community initiatives including income based rehabilitation services, in line with service generation activities or provider quality standards Government funding. DFAT can support a feasibility to inform Government. Special schools and providers also receive a grant from GoS. Child Protection Policy R7 MESC to Agree MESC has a Safe Schools MESC review its draft Child Protection Policy (Safe Schools Policy) ensuring that it Policy which incorporates includes adequate and appropriate provision for concern/recommendation. maximising the safety and protection of all Will require a review to children including children with disabilities, and ensure that it incorporates development of an accompanying Guideline for Child Protection components implementation, reporting and referral Develop a teacher in training program on Agree The training program can be MESC & IE Service implementation of the Child Protection Policy, incorporated as part of the Providers trialling the training package and monitoring the programs under the Teacher
together with a procedure for ensuring compliance with the same, and that these standards are used to assess the quality of services provided at the same time, identifying areas requiring strengthening, and proposing strategies and providing means to achieve the same; Gos/DFAT explore feasibility of phasing in, over a five year period, an annual Government grant to cover (i) operational costs of special schools and (ii) costs of continuing provision by service providers of IE assessment and referral, early intervention and community based rehabilitation services, in line with service provider quality standards Agree DFAT has been supporting the service providers since 2009 with the aim that they will be able to sustain their activities through various initiatives including income generation activities or Government funding. DFAT can support a feasibility to inform Government. Special schools and providers also receive a grant from GoS. DFAT in collaboration with Government of Samoa (Ministry of Finance/ MESC) Child Protection Policy R7 MESC to review its draft Child Protection Policy (Safe Schools Policy) ensuring that it includes adequate and appropriate provision for maximising the safety and protection of all children including children with disabilities, and development of an accompanying Guideline for implementation, reporting and referral Agree MESC has a Safe Schools Policy which incorporates concern/recommendation. Will require a review to ensure that it incorporates Child Protection components MESC Develop a teacher in training program on implementation of the Child Protection Policy, trialling the training package and monitoring the Agree The training program can be incorporated as part of the programs under the Teacher MESC & IE Service Providers