Inclusive Education

Daramalan College

Daramalan College supports equity for students in all teaching and learning programs. We endeavour to be an inclusive educational setting and aim to provide a safe and supportive learning environment that expresses the value we place on diversity. Students, parents/ carers and teachers collaborate to ensure students with educational and social support needs are able to access the curriculum.

Students with Additional Needs

Daramalan College participates in the National Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) process. The NCCD collects information about school students who are receiving adjustments provided in class. It enables schools, education authorities and governments to better understand the needs of students with disability and how they can be best supported at school. A Personalised Plan is devised that then ensures that a student is receiving reasonable adjustments that allow them to participate on the same basis as other students.

The Inclusive Education team:

• monitor the educational progress of students with additional needs, identify and coordinate the support mechanisms required to meet the educational, pastoral care, safety, and health needs and coordinate their planning and review processes.
• involve parent and carers by providing information about programs and actively encourage their participation, and work in partnership with parent and carers and the broader community.
• involve students with their parents and carers in the Personalised Plan (PP) process as students with special needs move through their schooling

Please contact Megan Colwell, Inclusive Education Coordinator with any questions you may

have at megan.colwell@daramalan.act.edu.au

Literacy and Numeracy

Literacy and Numeracy support is offered through a program called The Macquarie Literacy Program (MacqLit). It is a small group reading intervention program designed for students who have difficulties in word recognition/decoding and reading fluency.

Gifted and Talented

Daramalan College is committed to actively encouraging and supporting our Gifted and Talented students across all areas.

If you would like more information as to what the College can offer, please contact Nic Whatman, Assistant Principal Teaching and Learning at  nic.whatman@daramalan.act.edu.au

Other Avenues of Support

• The Homework Club
• Maths tutoring
• Pastoral Care
• Peer Support