At St. Jude’s we have a Learning Diversity Team, a specialised team of school leaders and teachers who monitor student learning, this includes a Speech Pathologist and Occupational Therapist.
The Learning Diversity Team plan with teachers to help support students in the classroom and work directly themselves with students who have additional needs. St. Jude’s also has a dedicated team of Learning Support Officers who work intensively in and out of the classroom to support student Individual Learning Plans.
Examples of additional support include:
- Individual and group speech therapy sessions – not to replace external supports
- Individual and group occupational therapy sessions – not to replace external supports
- Small group mathematics intervention programs over 6-10 weeks
- Small group literacy intervention programs over 6-10 weeks
- Music therapy
- Peaceful kids program for children needing support with anxiety/stress
All of the additional support programs are offered in consultation with parents.