Student Services

At Burnside Primary School we aim to be inclusive of all students so that no child is left behind. All our teachers deliver quality differentiating teaching practices to all our students. Some of our students may require additional small group intervention. And very few students require intensive, targeted and highly personalised individual support. Students must meet Department for Education Inclusive Education Support Program eligibility criteria.

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All students with disabilities are provided with a personalised learning and support program that meets the functional needs of the students and the requirements of the Australian Curriculum.

We are also responsible for maximising the learning outcomes and wellbeing of students with additional needs and for providing a high-quality education that is free from discrimination. Students should feel that they are included in an inclusive environment of high expectations where they are both able and enabled to learn.

Inclusive education means that all students will benefit academically and socially when provided with high quality teaching. Students experience inclusive education when they can access and participate in learning alongside their similar-aged peers, supported by reasonable adjustments and strategies, tailored to meet their individual needs. Inclusion is embedded in all aspects of school life and is supported by culture, policies and everyday practices.

Teachers at Burnside Primary use quality differentiation teaching practices (QDTP) who proactively plan varied approaches to what students learn, how they will learn it, and/or how they will show what they have learned, in order to increase the likelihood that each student will learn as much as he or she can, as efficiently as possible.

Inclusive Education Support Program (IESP)

The Department for Education’s IESP is a functional needs-based funding model for students with disability. The programs name and eligibility criteria reflect its inclusive approach and principals.  

Funding is allocated to students based on the documented adjustments that are described by teachers in their personalised plan, rather than their disability, diagnosis or label. 

One Plans

Students qualify for a One Plan if they are identified as: having a disability through the Inclusive Education Support Program, are an Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander person, are a Child in Care, and occasionally having significant learning difficulties.

The One Plan is an online personalised learning plan that contains information to support your child’s inclusion and achievement in school. It is a working document that is reviewed and updated throughout the year, and is developed in partnership with families the child, school staff and relevant personnel.