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Accessing support IESS aims to help students access the curriculum. We know that every student has individual learning needs, and we encourage and support school communities to include all students in every aspect of school life. If your child would benefit from additional support at school, your school’s Learning Support Teacher may recommend referring them to one or more of the IESS specialists. To access this support, your school’s Learning Support Teacher will provide you with a parent/ carer consent form and child background information form to complete and return to the school. Following this, the relevant IESS specialist will be in contact to discuss the next step. ...act justly, love tenderly and walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8) Begin your discovery at www.twb.catholic.edu.au Begin your discovery at www.twb.catholic.edu.au Toowoomba schools Holy Name Primary School Mary MacKillop Catholic College Mater Dei Primary School Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School Sacred Heart Primary School St Anthony’s Primary School St Saviour’s Primary School St Thomas More’s Primary School St Joseph’s College St Mary’s College St Saviour’s College Youth and Community Learning Centre Regional schools Allora I St Patrick’s Primary School Charleville I St Mary’s Primary School Chinchilla I St Joseph’s Primary School Clifton I St Francis de Sales Primary School Cunnamulla I Sacred Heart Parish School Dalby I Our Lady of the Southern Cross College Goondiwindi I St Mary’s Primary School Inglewood I St Maria Goretti Primary School Millmerran I St Joseph’s Primary School Mitchell I St Patrick’s Primary School Oakey I St Monica’s Primary School Pittsworth I St Stephen’s Catholic School Quilpie I St Finbarr’s Primary School Roma I St John’s School St George I St Patrick’s Primary School Stanthorpe I St Joseph’s School Tara I St Joseph’s Primary School Warwick I St Mary’s Primary School Warwick I Assumption College ADDRESS PO Box 813, Toowoomba Qld 4350 PHONE 07 4637 1400 FAX 07 4637 1499 EMAIL [email protected] WEB www.twb.catholic.edu.au ABN 88 932 244 646 Inclusive Education Support Services (IESS) PROVIDING SPECIALIST SUPPORT FOR LEARNING AND SCHOOL PARTICIPATION September 2016 Need more information? If you have further questions about the support provided by IESS, please contact your school’s Learning Support Teacher or the IESS team at the address included in this brochure or email: [email protected]

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Accessing supportIESS aims to help students access the curriculum. We know that every student has individual learning needs, and we encourage and support school communities to include all students in every aspect of school life.If your child would benefit from additional support at school, your school’s Learning Support Teacher may recommend referring them to one or more of the IESS specialists.To access this support, your school’s Learning Support Teacher will provide you with a parent/carer consent form and child background information form to complete and return to the school.Following this, the relevant IESS specialist will be in contact to discuss the next step.

...act justly, love tenderly and walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8)

Begin your discovery at www.twb.catholic.edu.au

Begin your discovery at www.twb.catholic.edu.au

Toowoomba schools• Holy Name Primary School• Mary MacKillop Catholic College• Mater Dei Primary School• Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School • Sacred Heart Primary School • St Anthony’s Primary School • St Saviour’s Primary School • St Thomas More’s Primary School • St Joseph’s College • St Mary’s College • St Saviour’s College • Youth and Community Learning Centre

Regional schools• Allora I St Patrick’s Primary School • Charleville I St Mary’s Primary School • Chinchilla I St Joseph’s Primary School • Clifton I St Francis de Sales Primary School • Cunnamulla I Sacred Heart Parish School • Dalby I Our Lady of the Southern Cross College • Goondiwindi I St Mary’s Primary School • Inglewood I St Maria Goretti Primary School • Millmerran I St Joseph’s Primary School • Mitchell I St Patrick’s Primary School • Oakey I St Monica’s Primary School • Pittsworth I St Stephen’s Catholic School • Quilpie I St Finbarr’s Primary School • Roma I St John’s School • St George I St Patrick’s Primary School• Stanthorpe I St Joseph’s School• Tara I St Joseph’s Primary School• Warwick I St Mary’s Primary School • Warwick I Assumption College

ADDRESS PO Box 813, Toowoomba Qld 4350 PHONE 07 4637 1400 FAX 07 4637 1499 EMAIL [email protected] WEB www.twb.catholic.edu.auABN 88 932 244 646

Inclusive Education Support Services (IESS)

PROVIDING SPECIALIST SUPPORT FOR LEARNING AND SCHOOL PARTICIPATION

September 2016

Need more information?If you have further questions about the support provided by IESS, please contact your school’s Learning Support Teacher or the IESS team at the address included in this brochure or email: [email protected]

Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs)SLPs support children in the areas of:• saying particular sounds• using words to communicate their ideas and

needs• understanding what is said and/or following

instructions• speaking without stuttering• voice quality

Occupational Therapists (OTs)OTs support children in the areas of:• using their hands with precision• controlling and coordinating body

movements• handwriting including letter formation,• legibility and speed• regulating attention and activity levels

School CounsellorsSchool Counsellors support children in the areas of:• emotion and behaviour regulation• social skill development• problem solving strategies• engagement in learning• student protection

Advisory Visiting Teachers (AVTs)AVTs support and offer advice to school staff and parents of students who are identified as having Autism Spectrum Disorder, an intellectual disability, a physical impairment, vision impairment, hearing impairment or a learning difficulty.

Begin your discovery at www.twb.catholic.edu.au

IESS

Diocese of Toowoomba Catholic Schools has a team of specialists who provide specific support for student’s learning and participation at school. This specialist team work with children, families and school staff. Members of the team include Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, School Counsellors and Advisory Visiting Teachers.

WHO WE ARE

HOW WE PROVIDE SUPPORT

Support from an IESS specialist may involve:• talking with teachers and other relevant school

staff• talking with parents/carers • an assessment of a student• working directly with students to develop skills• providing programs and resources for schools to

use