Inclusion support forms for services
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Inclusion support forms and tools for education and care services
A Strategic Inclusion Plan (or ‘SIP’) is a planning tool for services accessing the Inclusion Support Program. It documents goals and progress, helping your service to ensure all children experience a sense of belonging.
Try these reflective questions to use with this video, either individually or at your next staff meeting or PD session:
- When it comes to inclusion, what are your biggest goals?
- What are the benefits of having a Strategic Inclusion Plan (SIP)?
- How and when can you use a SIP as a planning and documentation tool?
- How does a SIP link to your Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) and why might it be a valuable asset during the assessment and rating process?
- How can a SIP help you get ahead when it comes to supporting the inclusion of all children at your service?
Reflective questions_What is a Strategic Inclusion Plan (SIP)?
Handy hints and tips for getting started with the Inclusion Support Portal.
Try these reflective questions to use with this video, either individually or at your next staff meeting or PD session:
- What are the benefits of having access to the IS Portal?
- How can you use the IS Portal to document and improve your practice?
- What are some ways you can share information on the IS Portal with your team?
Reflective questions_Inclusion Support Portal: Tips and tricks
To enable the service to access funding, documentary evidence must be provided from the parent/guardian that confirms:
- A diagnosed disability (including development delay) or diagnosed medical condition, or
- A current and ongoing assessment for disability.
The ISP requires consent from a parent/guardian to disclose this documentary evidence for the purposes of administering the ISP. The application for funding in respect of your child cannot be processed without the provision of this information.
This form is suitable for education and care services located in regions 1, 3, 5 and 8:
Alpine, Ararat, Bayside, Benalla, Boroondara, Brimbank, Colac Otway, Corangamite, Glen Eira, Glenelg, Golden Plains, Greater Geelong, Greater Shepparton, Hindmarsh, Hobson's Bay, Horsham, Hume, Indigo, Kingston, Mansfield, Maribyrnong, Melton, Moira, Monash, Moonee Valley, Moyne, Northern Grampians, Port Phillip, Pyrenees, Queenscliffe, Southern Grampians, Stonnington, Strathbogie, Surf Coast, Towong, Wangaratta, Warrnambool, West Wimmera, Wodonga, Wyndham and Yarriambiack
To enable the service to access funding, documentary evidence must be provided from the parent/guardian that confirms:
- a diagnosed disability (including development delay) or diagnosed medical condition, or
- a current and ongoing assessment for disability.
The ISP requires consent from a parent/guardian to disclose this documentary evidence for the purposes of administering the ISP. The application for funding in respect of your child cannot be processed without the provision of this information.
This form is suitable for education and care services located in regions 2 and 6:
Ballarat, Banyule, Bendigo, Buloke, Campaspe, Central Goldfields, Darebin, Gannawarra, Greater Bendigo, Hepburn, Loddon, Macedon Ranges, Melbourne, Mildura, Mitchell, Moorabool, Moreland, Mount Alexander, Swan Hill, Whittlesea, and Yarra.
To enable the service to access funding, documentary evidence must be provided from the parent/guardian that confirms:
- a diagnosed disability (including development delay) or diagnosed medical condition, or
- a current and ongoing assessment for disability.
The ISP requires consent from a parent/guardian to disclose this documentary evidence for the purposes of administering the ISP. The application for funding in respect of your child cannot be processed without the provision of this information.
This form is suitable for education and care services located in regions 4, 7 and 9:
Bass Coast, Baw Baw, Cardinia, Casey, East Gippsland, Frankston, Greater Dandenong, Knox, Latrobe, Manningham, Maroondah, Mornington Peninsula, Murrindindi, Nillumbik, South Gippsland, Wellington, Whitehorse and Yarra Ranges.