Professional learning

In this episode, we turn our attention to distance education. We examine how students with disability receive effective adjustments while learning in remote and home-based settings. We also reflect on the importance o...

In this episode, we discuss how teachers and education assistants (also known as teacher aides or learning support officers) can work together to support students with disability. We explore the day-to-day roles educa...

In this episode, we put the spotlight on undiagnosed social/emotional disability. We’ll explore how this broad category of disability can impact a student’s overall classroom and functional learning experience. Undiag...

In this episode, we focus on how schools can impute a disability. This is when a student is considered to have an undiagnosed disability that has a functional impact on their learning. Schools use evidence and data th...

In this episode, we turn our attention to the knowledge and insights of parents when it comes to imputed disability. This is when a school determines that a student with additional learning needs has an undiagnosed di...

In this episode, we talk about common adjustments teachers can make in the classroom to support autistic students. Autism is a lifelong developmental condition that can affect a student’s ability to learn and the rate...

In this episode, we talk about common adjustments teachers make in the classroom to support students who are blind or vision impaired. Students who are blind have complete or near-complete vision loss. Students with v...

In this episode, we talk about common adjustments teachers make in the classroom to support students with developmental language disorder, or DLD. A neurodevelopmental condition, DLD affects both language expression (...

In this episode, we showcase some adjustments teachers can make in the classroom to support students with spina bifida. A congenital abnormality of the spine and sometimes the brain, spina bifida can range in severity...

In this episode, we discuss adjustments teachers make in the classroom to support students with Fragile X syndrome. A genetic condition, Fragile X syndrome is characterised by intellectual disability resulting in life...