Some specialist Skilled teachers, Therapies Personal care (further transport to and from learning assistants, work is being NDIS when required school required because facilitating access to undertaken on how to support functional of a students disability educational resources personal care students’ capacity (depends on level of needs will be assessed, School where it is parental responsibility the calculation of the Making reasonable specifically for prescribed in individual level of funded adjustments to education attainment plans) supports for personal curriculum to enable care and how these access by students with funds will be Aids and equipment Specialised support to disability managed/administered) transition between NDIS when schools or from school transportable and Support to transition required for a range to post school options between schools or of life domains (eg from school to post wheelchair, hearing school options Specialised support and device) training for school staff School when related to the specific Making reasonable primarily for adjustments to school personal support needs education attainment buildings (eg ramps, of a student with or when fixed in a hoists) facility disability, including specific behaviour Day to day management plans Transport supervision, including NDIS - specialist addressing behavioural transport to and from issues while at school school required because of a students disability General support, resources, training and School - Transport for school activities such awareness building for as excursions teachers and other Parents when school staff to support – and engage students deemed a parental responsibility with disability at prescribed in school and in the classroom individual plans Grey areas The NDIS trial sites around Australia, including in the Barwon Trial Site in Victoria, are providing the opportunity to test and review interactions between the NDIS and other service systems and consider any lessons arising for full scheme implementation. The division of responsibilities does not appear to be straightforward or well understood in practice. Variations and negotiations occur at both at the local level and at the strategic level. One of the people interviewed for this report said: Families could go to NDIA and have a discussion with planner and say I really want my child to read and write but more than that I want them to build their social skills so that they are not left in the playground on their
Some specialist transport to and from school required because of a students disability (depends on level of parental responsibility prescribed in individual plans) Specialised support to transition between schools or from school to post school options Specialised support and training for school staff related to the specific personal support needs of a student with disability, including specific behaviour management plans Skilled teachers, learning assistants, facilitating access to educational resources Making reasonable adjustments to curriculum to enable access by students with disability Support to transition between schools or from school to post school options Making reasonable adjustments to school buildings (eg ramps, hoists) Day to day supervision, including addressing behavioural issues while at school General support, resources, training and awareness building for teachers and other school staff to support and engage students with disability at school and in the classroom Therapies NDIS when required to support functional capacity School where it is specifically for education attainment Aids and equipment NDIS when transportable and required for a range of life domains (eg wheelchair, hearing device) School when primarily for education attainment or when fixed in a facility Transport NDIS - specialist transport to and from school required because of a students disability School - Transport for school activities such as excursions Parents – when deemed a parental responsibility prescribed in individual plans Personal care (further work is being undertaken on how students’ personal care needs will be assessed, the calculation of the level of funded supports for personal care and how these funds will be managed/administered) Grey areas The NDIS trial sites around Australia, including in the Barwon Trial Site in Victoria, are providing the opportunity to test and review interactions between the NDIS and other service systems and consider any lessons arising for full scheme implementation. The division of responsibilities does not appear to be straightforward or well understood in practice. Variations and negotiations occur at both at the local level and at the strategic level. One of the people interviewed for this report said: Families could go to NDIA and have a discussion with planner and say I really want my child to read and write but more than that I want them to build their social skills so that they are not left in the playground on their
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