Resources

REPORTS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCTION AND TRAINING

 

Held Back – Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission

http://www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au/index.php/our-resources-and-publications/reports/item/184-held-back-the-experiences-of-students-with-disabilities-in-victorian-schools-sep-2012

 

Programs for Students with Special Learning Needs – Victorian Auditor General

http://www.audit.vic.gov.au/reports_and_publications/latest_reports/2012-13/20120829-special-learning-need.aspx

 

Federal Senate Report – Access to real learning: the impact of policy, funding and culture on students with disability (Australia wide)

http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Education_and_Employment/students_with_disability/Report

 

Investigation into Victorian Government School Expulsions-Victorian Ombudsman

https://www.ombudsman.vic.gov.au/our-impact/investigation-reports/investigation-into-victorian-government-school-expulsions/

 

Review of Program for Students with Disabilities 2016  http://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/about/department/PSD-Review-Report.pdf

 

Report on Students with Disabilities in Victorian Schools Analysis Paper 2017 Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission

https://www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au/home/our-resources-and-publications/reports/item/1602-held-back-the-experiences-of-students-with-disabilities-in-victorian-schools-analysis-paper

Parliamentary Report on Services for People with Autism Spectrum Disorder 2017       https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/fcdc/inquiries/article/2588

 

Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission Submission to the Review of the Education and Training Reform Regulations 2017

https://www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au/policy-submissions/item/1546-submission-to-the-education-and-training-reform-regulations-2017

 

Improving Educational Outcomes for Children with Disability in Victoria, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law 2018

https://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/file/0016/1412170/Castan-Centre-Improving-Educational-Outcomes-for-Students-with-Disability.pdf?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=read_our_landmark_report_into_the_education_of_children_with_disability&utm_term=2018-06-28

School Compliance with Victoria’s Child Safety Standards, Victorian Auditor General’s Office 2019

https://www.audit.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-06/200619-Child-Safe-Standards_0.pdf

 

FIND A PROFESSIONAL

Language/learning disorders 

Speech Pathologists expert in complex communication needs/augmentative and alternative communication  http://www.agosci.org.au/

 

Speech Pathologists  http://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/information-for-the-community/find-a-speech-pathologist

Behaviours of Concern

Board Certified Behaviour Analysts      http://bacb.com/

 

Dyslexia

Learning Difficulties Australia   https://www.ldaustralia.org/

AUSPELD https://auspeld.org.au/

Gameplan Education   https://www.gameplanhq.com.au/

SPELD Vic   https://www.speldvic.org.au/

Dyslexia Victoria Support   https://www.facebook.com/groups/1376854315937070

 

Restrictive Practices (Assault/False Imprisonment)

Australia Psychological Society  https://www.psychology.org.au/practitioner/resources/restrictive/

Alliance to Prevent Restraint, Aversive Intervention and Seclusion  http://tash.org/advocacy-issues/coalitions-partnerships/aprais/

Association for Behavior Analysis International-Position Paper  http://www.apbahome.net/Restraint_Seclusion%20.pdf

Stop Hurting Kids   http://stophurtingkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/School-is-Not-Supposed-to-Hurt-2012.pdf

Alliance against Seclusion and Restraint   https://endseclusion.org/