Children with Special Needs

Children all come to school with varying abilities and needs. Most of these are well catered for in the classroom programme or in special programmes within the school, but some children with higher needs may require referral to outside agencies.

There are several agencies/services to use and these will be discussed with you, the class teacher and the Associate Principal before any action is taken. The services available from the Ministry of Education include MoE Special Education (for behaviour, speech or occupational therapy), Resource Teachers of Learning and Behaviour (RTLB for learning needs and behaviour needs), and Resource Teachers of Literacy (RTLits for reading and writing).

Referrals to these services are only available after consultation with parents and prior work in the class aimed at addressing the special needs, and only children with the highest needs will be referred and accepted. Other services available from private companies and counselling services are at parents’ discretion although it is very helpful for the school to have information about these if you use them. We have information about a range of private services available – please see the Associate Principal.