Inclusive Education - Supporting diverse learners
Elanora State School is committed to inclusive schooling practices. Inclusive schooling practices is about maximising the outcomes of all students through identification and reduction of barriers to learning. A premium is placed upon supporting all students with suitable adjustments and curriculum provisions to ensure full engagement within the school community, and enabling students to work and achieve to their potential. It is about setting high expectations, valuing and celebrating diversity: and employing high quality, evidence-based teaching practices focused on success for every student.
The Queensland Government is committed to providing safe, supportive, inclusive and disciplined learning environments that provide educational opportunities for all Queensland students. The department endorses a whole-school approach to improving student learning, and places emphasis on every student succeeding.
All Queensland State schools are required to adhere to the Disability Discrimination Act 1992(DDA), the Disability Standards for Education 2005 (DSE) and Education Queensland's Inclusive Education Polices 2018. Schools and teachers are therefore legally obligated to make reasonable adjustments to ensure student with disability are able to participated in education on the same basis as students without disability.
As a result Elanora State School must ensure that all curricula content is inclusive and accessible by all learners, and does not result in additional hardship or exclusion for any student.
Elanora State School places a high priority on ensuring that, in our day to day teaching, classroom teachers identify and address the learning needs of individual students, including high achieving students. Teachers support and closely monitor the progress of individuals, identifying learning
difficulties and tailor classroom activities to levels or readiness or need.