Wirrabirra Education Support Centre Gosnells
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| Wirrabirra Education Support Centre together with Wirrabirra Primary forms Wirrabirra School - an integrated campus situated on Corfield Street, Gosnells. Wirrabirra ESC is a level 3 government education facility that caters for approximately 23 students with intellectual disabilities from years 1-7. Students attending the Centre come from Huntingdale, Thornlie and Gosnells and are placed at the Centre through a selection process by Student Services from the Canning District Education Office. Transport is available by bus for those students for whom Wirrabirra ESC is their local school. Forms are available from the front office and acceptance onto the school bus is approved by the Department of Transport. Wirrabirra ESC is committed to providing a safe, secure, learning environment in which students are given the opportunity to develop their individual potential and to acquire skills, attitudes and knowledge to enable them to become responsible members of a changing society. Values are incorporated into all aspects of learning. Great care is taken to ensure students learn in the most appropriate learning environment. The Support Centre is an integral part pf Wirrabirra School and the two facilities share a comon purpose, joint P&C body and School Council. We operate 3 fully inclusive classrooms incorporating the Education Support students and mainstream students using combined resources of both schools. We have developed a collaborative teaching community which encourages sharing of skills, self reflection and shared responsibility for behaviour management of all students across the Wirrabirra campus. The Principal provides educational leadership within the school community and is accountable to the District Director for the efficient management of the Centre in accordance with Department of Education Policies and agreed School Plans. Teaching staff include the Principal and 3.6 teachers. Administrative and non teaching staff include 0.8 Registrar, 2.9 Education Assistants and 0.2 Library Assistant. All students from years 3-7 participate in Italian classes through the Languages Other Than English (LOTE) program. The program features a strong emphasis on learning not only some basic language but also elements of the Italian culture. Therapy Focus provides Occupational and Speech Therapy to identified students and a School Psychologist is shared with the mainstream school and is made available from District Office to support staff and students. The Centre utilises 4 teaching areas across the campus and the administration area has 2 offices, a conference room, disabled toilet facilities, a kitchen and a laundry with shower facility. A joint School Development Plan is compiled each year and Annual reports are at present written for each separate facility. School committees have representation from both staff groups and all staff participate in whole school meetings. The ESC has a separate budget and Cost Centre Managers to attend to the specific needs of the Centre. We value parents as partners in education and have an open door policy for all visitors. | ||||
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