Learning Support Fund

Learning Support Fund (LSF)

This learning and support fund is calculated using the roll and decile of each school in the cluster. It is managed by the RTLB cluster leadership in collaboration with the Cluster Advisory Group and the Ministry Regional Office. It must be used equitably and innovatively to support Years 1-10 students with learning and behaviour difficulties. The assistance may be:

• teacher release time to meet RTLB

• resources to support RTLB interventions

• additional professional development for teachers

• teacher’s aide assistance

Guidelines for allocation and use

The RTLB Service Toolkit states that Learning Support Fund (LSF) "supports interventions developed collaboratively with RTLB, targeting students in Years 0-10. It must be used equitably and can be used innovatively."

Allocation

The allocation of Learning Support Funding:

• is linked to need identified by the RTLB data gathering process

• occurs in the context of a conversation between RTLB and the school – with an application for LSF coming from that conversation

• is responsive – with regular referral and allocation meetings

Professional practice

RTLB will:

• share innovative ways of using the LSF within and across clusters

• choose interventions that up-skill teachers and that minimise reliance on Teacher Aides

• collaboratively set clear goals

• collect pre and post measures that demonstrate the effectiveness of the intervention

• monitor the use of Learning Support Funding.