Ripley Valley State Secondary College
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18 Parkway Ave
Ripley QLD 4306
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Email: principal@ripleyvalleyssc.eq.edu.au
Phone: 3819 5333

Head of Inclusion

Welcome back to Term 4, our final Term for 2020!
Our team have been busy learning new tools to help our students achieve the best outcomes. This term we will be trialling assistive technology in some of our Year 7 classes. Below is a snapshot of some of the Tools we will be trialling from our new Microsoft Software.
Microsoft Inclusive Classrooms:
Click on this link to view the Learning Tools:https://youtu.be/ZrO-l1IKjbw

What are Inclusive Classrooms?

Inclusive Classrooms essentially means that everyone is welcome. There are many ways to help students feel welcomed and included in school. One way is how we present and teach curriculum. This Term we are working on ways to support students using the amazing technology we have available.

The Trial

We recognise that everyone is unique and bring their own sets of strengths and weaknesses. Fair is not always Equal (as the graphic below explains) so we need to be flexible with supporting students in learning. Through this trial, we aim to improve students independent work by providing the Microsoft Learning Tools to support everyone.

The Trial will take place with 1 class during Term 4 and teachers will be gathering data on engagement and achievement. If our results show great improvement, we will then extend to the rest of the school.

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Support for my child
Teachers are reviewing students results from Term 3 and comparing this with the strategies they have been using in the classroom. Students with Personalised Learning Plans will have these reviewed over the next few weeks.
If you have any concerns or questions regarding your childs' schooling, have a chat with their teachers. We all work together as a holistic team to support students and the first point of call is always with the classroom teachers.

Do you have a story to tell about disability in Australia? ABC wants to know:

Everyone has a story to tell, and in the lead up to the International Day of People with Disability on December 3, we want you to tell your stories of life with a disability.

The ABC is looking to commission a series of articles by writers with a disability from across Australia.

International Day of People with Disability


Find out what's happening in your area on the IDPwD Australia website.

Who: To be eligible you must live in Australia, be over 18, have a disability and be available to work on your article in October/November. You do not need to have previous writing experience.

What: We want you to pitch an ideas for a digital article about disability — it can be about anything, as long as it's non-fiction and your original idea. It could be your lived experienced, an issue you see affecting your community, a stereotype you want to dispel or a celebration of life as a person with a disability. If your idea is successful, you will work with an editor in October/November to write an 800-word digital article that will be published by the ABC online. You will be paid for the article.

How: Tell us your idea for a story in 100 words or less in the form below or by emailing raabus.carol@abc.net.au. Submissions close midnight October 18.

More information at https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-07/callout-for-writers-with-disabilities-for-idpwd/12731676?nw=0
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Rhiannon Kemp

Head of Inclusion

Rhiannon Kemp -
Phone: 3819 5319 Email: rxtoo0@eq.edu.au