Disability Inclusion Reform

The Disability Inclusion Reform officially rolls out for Central Highlands in Term 2 2022. Schools and Area staff have been working with the Disability Inclusion Regional Implementation Team (RIT’s) to understand the reform and the many ways it will strengthen the support schools provide for all students so that they may access and participate in education on the same basis as their peers.

DET have produced a video that provides a succinct overview of the reform. The video can be viewed via Disability Inclusion Video.

The RIT are available to support knowledge building in area, schools, and regional teams. Please contact a team member directly or via our email  SWVR - Disability Inclusion if you would like to have a RIT member visit your school, have a virtual chat or need further information about these exciting reforms. Key contacts for each school are listed below.

Schools can participate in a Practice Disability Inclusion Profile (DIP) with Australian Healthcare Associates (AHA) to experience first-hand the process required to gain additional funding to support Tier 3 students. Schools contact AHA directly using the following link: -

Disability Inclusion (difs.com.au)- remember to indicate that it is a practice DIP by ticking the box on the first page. A requirement of the practice DIP is that it must be an existing funded PSD student. If you do not have any PSD funded students, please contact your RIT key contact who will support you to observe a profile at a neighbouring school.

Disability Inclusion Profiles and Individual Education Plans

The Ballarat and District Assistant Principals and Aspiring Leaders Network invite you to learn more about Disability Inclusion Profiles (DIPs) and Individual Education Plans (IEPs). 

Three workshops, to be held at the Ballarat Tech School from 4:00 - 5:30 pm, will focus on:

• Using school data for student selection, Thursday 5th May

• Underrstanding adjustments, Thursday 19th May 

• Developing effective IEPs. Thursday 2nd June 

School leaders, including those responsible for Disability Inclusion, are welcome to attend the workshops.

Please RSVP to Penny Westlake by Friday 29th of April at Penny.Westlake@education.vic.gov.au

For more information, please see the attached flier or contact Penny Westlake, Lisa Richarson, Sam Streeter, Dave Young, Christopher Brown, Stephen Cox, Eamon Johnson or Paula Sprague.

Individual Education Plans

Learn how to create and implement high quality Individual Education Plans by

• accessing an eLearning module on eduPay, Individual Education Planning

• attending a live webinar through ARC https://arc.educationapps.vic.gov.au/eventhub/providers/IEP

• and participating in practice labs (available from Term 2, 2022)

For more information , please speak to Paula Sprague, Christian Brown, Martine Wakeham, Donna Hollaway, Leisa Van Hammond or Jenny Atkins.