DISABILITY INCLUSION

The Inclusion Team

The team consists of:

• Bec Collins: Assistant Principal of Wellbeing and Community Connections

• Katie Jaz: Inclusion Leader

• Suzy Haddad: DI Administrator

Students with Additional Needs and the Disability Inclusion Program

Disability Inclusion (DI) is a new way for Victorian government schools to support students with disability. It involves initiatives to help teachers and school staff across Victoria build their knowledge and skills in inclusive education and provide schools with more funding to support students to learn at school. Disability Inclusion also introduces the Disability Inclusion Profile (DIP), which helps schools understand a student’s strengths, what they need to help them learn, and how the school can support them.

Homestead Senior Secondary College has a commitment to improving the learning outcomes for all students, by acknowledging and catering for their diverse learning needs. We provide an inclusive educational program that ensures all students have access to a quality education. For students funded under the Department of Education’s Disability Inclusion Program (formerly known as the Program for Students with a Disability), we have a growing team of experienced Education Support staff that work with students in the classroom. Additional staff are employed as required to meet the needs of our students. For more information on this program, please read the Disability Inclusion pack.

If you have any questions about Disability Inclusion, please contact Katie Jaz on 7379 9600 or via email at: Katie.Jaz@education.vic.gov.au.