Success for all (special education review) New Zealand Q A's v3
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How students will benet from Success for All • Anadd itional1100 studentsin Ongoingand Reviewable Resourcing Scheme s(ORRS ). • 1000morechildrenagedvetoeightyearswillreceiveindividualisedspecialistsup porttosupportthemin theirrstthreeyearsofschool;someofthesechildrenwillbethosewhohavenotattendedanearly childhoodcentre. • AmoreexibleserviceforstudentsveriedforORRSwithsensoryimpairments.Teachingresourceswillbe allocatedtoBlindandLowVisionEducationNetworkNZ(BLENNZ)andthetwoDeafEducationCentres(DECs) meaningstudentswillhavemoreaccesstospecialistteachers,interpretersornotetakers. • Specialschoolswillbeencouragedtoprovideanoutreachservice toprovidespecialistteachersupport tochildreninmainstreamsettings. How schools will benet from Success for All • TheNe wZea landTe acher sCouncilwillrequ iret eachereducation provi derst oincludea focus onincl usive educationinfutureinitialteachereducationprogrammes. • TheMinistryofEducationwillreviewexistingtrainingprogrammesforboardsoftrusteesandprincipals toensurethattheycoverexpectationsandrequirementsforeducatingstudentswithspecialneeds. • TheMi nistry will include afoc usons tudent swit hspec iale ducat ionne edsin curren tpro gramme sofwork suchastheStudentAchievementFunctionandProfessionalLearningandDevelopmentcontracts. • Thechanges alreadyannounced forthe transformationof ResourceTeacher: Learni ngand Behav iour(RTLB) clusterswillmeangreaterconsistencyofpracticeacrossthecountry. How families and whänau will benet from Success for All • Reduce dburea ucracy forchi ldren whoareclearlyeligibleforORRS. • Asses sment will focus onthe leve lofne ed,ra thert hanth elev elof disability. What does a fully inclusive education system look like? • The2010EducationReview Ofce (ERO) repor tIncluding Students with High Needs indicatedthatafully inclusiveschoolhas: – stron gethi calleadersh ipan dstan dards – coordi nated andin formed appr oaches toin cluding all studen ts – innova tiv e andexible practice. • Thereportprovidesdet ailed indicators andself-rev iewc heckli stsfo rschoolsto useasthe ybuild inclusivepractices. Q & As
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How students will benet from Success for All
• Anadditional1100studentsinOngoingandReviewableResourcingSchemes(ORRS).
• 1000morechildrenagedvetoeightyearswillreceiveindividualisedspecialistsupporttosupportthemin
theirrstthreeyearsofschool;someofthesechildrenwillbethosewhohavenotattendedanearly
childhoodcentre.
• AmoreexibleserviceforstudentsveriedforORRSwithsensoryimpairments.Teachingresourceswillbe
allocatedtoBlindandLowVisionEducationNetworkNZ(BLENNZ)andthetwoDeafEducationCentres(DECs)
meaningstudentswillhavemoreaccesstospecialistteachers,interpretersornotetakers.
• Specialschoolswillbeencouragedtoprovideanoutreachservicetoprovidespecialistteachersupport
tochildreninmainstreamsettings.
How schools will benet from Success for All
• TheNewZealandTeachersCouncilwillrequireteachereducationproviderstoincludeafocusoninclusive
educationinfutureinitialteachereducationprogrammes.
• TheMinistryofEducationwillreviewexistingtrainingprogrammesforboardsoftrusteesandprincipals
toensurethattheycoverexpectationsandrequirementsforeducatingstudentswithspecialneeds.
• TheMinistrywillincludeafocusonstudentswithspecialeducationneedsincurrentprogrammesofwork
suchastheStudentAchievementFunctionandProfessionalLearningandDevelopmentcontracts.• ThechangesalreadyannouncedforthetransformationofResourceTeacher:LearningandBehaviour(RTLB)
clusterswillmeangreaterconsistencyofpracticeacrossthecountry.
How families and whänau will benet from Success for All
• ReducedbureaucracyforchildrenwhoareclearlyeligibleforORRS.
• Assessmentwillfocusonthelevelofneed,ratherthanthelevelofdisability.
What does a fully inclusive education system look like?
• The2010EducationReviewOfce(ERO)reportIncluding Students with High Needs indicatedthatafully
inclusiveschoolhas:
– strongethicalleadershipandstandards
– coordinatedandinformedapproachestoincludingallstudents
– innovativeandexiblepractice.
• Thereportprovidesdetailedindicatorsandself-reviewchecklistsforschoolstouseastheybuild
inclusivepractices.
Q&As
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What sort of specialist services will be available for students with a sensory impairment?
From2012:
• ORRSteacherandteacheraidetimeforstudentswithasensoryimpairmentwillbetransferredtoBLENNZand
thetwoDECsforallocationnationally.
• Thiswillmeanthattheyhavemoreexibilitytocustomisethespecialistresourceneededbystudentswith
sensoryimpairment.• Thiscouldincludemorespecialistresourceteachertimeforblindchildren,notetakerorinterpretersfor
deafchildren.
• TheMinistrywillworkwithBLENNZ,theDECsandtheschoolswherethestudentsareenrolledoverthenext
yeartoensurethatstudentsreceiveaservicethatbestmeetstheirindividualneeds.
How much money is being spent?
• $6.4millionperyear($25.6millionoverfouryears)togiveapproximately1000childrenagedvetoeight
yearsaccesstoindividualisedadditionalsupport.
• $51millionoverfouryearstoextendORRSby1100places(fundingapprovedinBudget2009).
• Governmentcurrentlyinvestsapproximately$460millionperannumtosupportstudentswithspecial
educationneeds–thisincludes$136millionperannumfortheORRS,$68millionperannumfortheResource
Teachers:LearningandBehaviourserviceand$37millionperannumforearlyinterventionservices.
What changes will there be for special schools?
• Specialschoolswillremainasanimportantpartoftheeducationsystemtoensuretherearechoicesavailable
forparents.
• Theywillbeencouragedandsupportedtoprovideout-reachspecialistteachingservicestosupportstudents
withhighandveryhighneedsinmainstreamschools.
• Thisrecognisestheskillsofspecialistteachersandmeansmorestudentswillbenetfromtheirexpertise.
• Forsomespecialschoolstherewillbenochangebecausetheyarealreadyprovidingout-reachservices
effectively.
Who will be involved?
• Everyoneneedstobeinvolved–boards,principals,teachers,MinistryofEducationstaff,thedisabilitysector,
providers,studentsandparents–everyonewhocurrentlysupportsstudentswithspecialeducationneeds.
Further Information
For more detailed information on the changes resulting from the Review of Special Education:call us on 0800 622 222
see the Questions and Answers on our website:
www.minedu.govt.nz/NZEducation/EducationPolicies/SpecialEducation.aspx
or email us at: [email protected] October 2010
