The Department of Education funds and delivers education services for NSW students from preschool to secondary school. The department also regulates the early childhood education and care sector including preschools, long day care centres and family day care and supports their inclusion of children with disability. Through Aboriginal Affairs, the department works with Aboriginal communities to promote social, economic and cultural wellbeing. The department manages one of the most extensive public education systems in the world. It delivers education to more than 780,000 school students each year through its network of over 2,200 public schools, representing around two-thirds of all school students in NSW. In addition, the department provides funding support to over 400,000 students attending non-government schools. Overall, the Department of Education is committed to improving the lives of people with disability, their families and carers through ongoing engagement, consultation and advocacy. The department provides leadership for supporting positive community understanding, attitudes and behaviours and embraces the diverse experiences of persons with disability. Ongoing engagement with people with disability and their families and carers is an essential component of this Plan. This Plan builds on the significant initiatives implemented by the department under its previous Disability Action Plan 2011-2015. Some of these achievements included: implementing Every Student, Every School, an ongoing initiative that continues to strengthen support for students whose learning is impacted by disability through a range of activities including increased professional learning for teachers
The Department of Education funds and delivers education services for NSW students from preschool to secondary school. The department also regulates the early childhood education and care sector including preschools, long day care centres and family day care and supports their inclusion of children with disability. Through Aboriginal Affairs, the department works with Aboriginal communities to promote social, economic and cultural wellbeing. The department manages one of the most extensive public education systems in the world. It delivers education to more than 780,000 school students each year through its network of over 2,200 public schools, representing around two-thirds of all school students in NSW. In addition, the department provides funding support to over 400,000 students attending non-government schools. Overall, the Department of Education is committed to improving the lives of people with disability, their families and carers through ongoing engagement, consultation and advocacy. The department provides leadership for supporting positive community understanding, attitudes and behaviours and embraces the diverse experiences of persons with disability. Ongoing engagement with people with disability and their families and carers is an essential component of this Plan. This Plan builds on the significant initiatives implemented by the department under its previous Disability Action Plan 2011-2015. Some of these achievements included: implementing Every Student, Every School, an ongoing initiative that continues to strengthen support for students whose learning is impacted by disability through a range of activities including increased professional learning for teachers
NSW-DoE-Disability-Inclusion-Action-Plan-2016-2020.docx