Recommendation progress update Taskforce Recommendations Progress Directorate’s Response Recommendation 1: A consistent systemic approach to maximise specific learning outcomes of students with Learning Difficulties Strategy 1. Development of protocols that include Status: Under development identifying, supporting and making adjustments for Schools have identified one staff member to be known as their expert’ who will attend an ‘representative students with learning difficulties. extensive professional learning package across semester 1. In line with the professional learning, the Directorate will develop a protocol document to support staff. This will complement the professional learning The Directorate will develop processes to articulate the package. These staff will be provided with further professional learning at the launch of the protocols in responsibilities and accountabilities for identifying, semester 2 2014 to ensure a consistent approach across schools. supporting and making reasonable adjustments for students with learning difficulties. Strategy 2. Addition of endorsed evidenced based Status: development approaches to the Literacy and Numeracy Strategy In 2013, the Directorate launched its new strategic plan, Education Capital: Leading the Nation 2014- 2017, 2013 to support the needs of students with learning which set priority directions for literacy and numeracy and ensuring that students are at the centre of key difficulties. strategies, policies and practices. Aligned with these directions, the Directorate will produce a publication that provides advice to teachers on endorsed, evidence-based approaches to supporting the needs of students with The Directorate will investigate evidence-based learning difficulties. The publication will be available to teachers by mid-2014, with scoping and procurement approaches to supporting the needs of students with for its production to be finalised by the end of March 2014. learning difficulties and develop a mechanism for endorsing such approaches.
Recommendation progress update Taskforce Recommendations Directorate’s Response Progress Recommendation 1: A consistent systemic approach to maximise specific learning outcomes of students with Learning Difficulties Strategy 1. Development of protocols that include identifying, supporting and making adjustments for students with learning difficulties. The Directorate will develop processes to articulate the responsibilities and accountabilities for identifying, supporting and making reasonable adjustments for students with learning difficulties. Status: Under development Schools have identified one staff member to be known as their ‘representative expert’ who will attend an extensive professional learning package across semester 1. In line with the professional learning, the Directorate will develop a protocol document to support staff. This will complement the professional learning package. These staff will be provided with further professional learning at the launch of the protocols in semester 2 2014 to ensure a consistent approach across schools. Strategy 2. Addition of endorsed evidenced based approaches to the Literacy and Numeracy Strategy to support the needs of students with learning difficulties. The Directorate will investigate evidence-based approaches to supporting the needs of students with learning difficulties and develop a mechanism for endorsing such approaches. Status: development In 2013, the Directorate launched its new strategic plan, Education Capital: Leading the Nation 2014- 2017, which set priority directions for literacy and numeracy and ensuring that students are at the centre of key strategies, policies and practices. Aligned with these directions, the Directorate will produce a publication that provides advice to teachers on endorsed, evidence-based approaches to supporting the needs of students with learning difficulties. The publication will be available to teachers by mid-2014, with scoping and procurement for its production to be finalised by the end of March 2014. 2013