Education Support

The Australian Government's key research body in the area of family wellbeing. We conduct research to increase the understanding of Australian families and the issues that affect them.

Australia’s leading health and welfare statistics agency. Our end-to-end data services ensure strong evidence is available on a wide range of health and welfare matters. This enables stronger decision making for better services and programs for all Australians.

'Be You aims to transform Australia’s approach to supporting children’s and young people’s mental health in early learning services and schools, from early years to 18.'

Providing youth mental health services for Australians aged 12-25.

Kids Health Information is a suite of resources created by The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne and is dedicated to providing quality, accurate and easy to understand health information.
Information can be found in the form of fact sheets, videos and podcast episodes.

We are the national authority for asthma knowledge, setting the standard for asthma care.

Resources to build safe, inclusive and connected school communities.

This is the current version of the model WHS Regulations, dated 1 August 2023, which includes all amendments made since 2011. For the model WHS Regulations to have effect in a jurisdiction it must be implemented in that jurisdiction. Amendments to the model WHS Regulations do not automatically apply in a jurisdiction.

The responsibilities of WorkSafe are to: help avoid workplace injuries occurring, enforce Victoria's occupational health and safety laws, provide reasonably priced workplace injury insurance for employers, help injured workers back into the workforce, manage the workers' compensation scheme by ensuring the prompt delivery of appropriate services and adopting prudent financial practices.

A nationwide multi-stakeholder alliance of people and organisations working together to implement an inclusive education system and remove the legal, structural and attitudinal barriers that limit the rights of some students, including many students with disability, to access full inclusive education in regular classrooms in Australian schools.

Human rights: everyone, everywhere, everyday.

Provides a strategy for building educational experiences that are intentionally designed to meet the needs of students with diverse needs.

Delivering an inclusive education agenda to give schools extra resources, support and guidance.

Ideas for keeping the classroom tidy and organised.

Great teachers design classrooms fostering collaboration to establish a sense of belonging in students. Students gain knowledge readily when the school room transmits warmth, beauty, and promotes harmony. Students learn best in environments permitting movement, giving accessibility to learning tools, and promoting student thinking and creativity.
Even with limited material and equipment, a teacher can create a classroom environment to meet the purpose of instruction while cultivating a community of engaged learners.

The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) gives Australian schools, parents, guardians and carers, education authorities and the community information about the number of students with disability in schools and the adjustments they receive. The Australian Education Regulation 2013 requires all schools to report the data collected for the NCCD to the Australian Government on an annual basis.

Amaze is the peak body for people on the autism spectrum and their supporters in Victoria.
Amaze raises awareness and influences positive change for people on the autism spectrum and their families/supporters and provides independent, credible information and resources to individuals, families, professionals, government and the wider community.

Supporting people with learning disabilities. Website includes articles, links to useful websites and documents. They represent current research and best practice for supporting people with specific learning difficulties.

The Australian Dyslexia Association is concerned with the well being, identification and treatment of those with dyslexia and related differences and challenges.

Autism Awareness is Australia’s leading voice for autism.

Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) is Australia’s largest service provider for people on the autism spectrum.

Cerebral Palsy Australia is the national peak body of organisations that work with people with cerebral palsy and people with similar disabilities and their carers.

Cerebral Palsy Education Centre supports children (0-18 years) with Cerebral Palsy and similar conditions.

The primary focus of Disabled World is to provide information via our disability, health, medical, assistive products and world news including breaking news and information we receive from worldwide disability organizations and government departments, universities and educational institutions, as well as our in-house articles.

An Australian government-funded service, providing quality, approved health information and advice - including information on a variety of disabilities.

The educator's guide to learning disabilities and ADHD.

This Australian parenting website includes information on autism, disability and A-Z health reference.

SPELD Victoria’s purpose is to assist the estimated 5-10% of all Victorians with Specific Learning Difficulties to achieve their full learning potential.

Business for inclusive learning technologies: reading and writing difficulties, communication impairments, autism spectrum disorder, physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities, low vision, early childhood education, and English as a second language.

Supporting Australian school communities with evidence-informed resources and activities for a proactive approach to bullying prevention and education.

This article, from the Australian Education Union website, draws upon theory and research in practical ways to outline what behaviour management strategies are effective in the modern classroom.

Instead of developing a behavior plan to “fix” the person, help the person and the person’s supporters to develop a support plan that reflects a real and authentic life.

The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) is a is a not-for-profit charity that aims to raise literacy levels and improve the lives and opportunities of Indigenous children living in remote and isolated regions.

Key Word Sign is used to encourage and support language development in children and adults with communication difficulties. Key word signing uses a core vocabulary of specially selected words that comprise concepts and ideas considered to be the most appropriate for children and adults with communication and language difficulties. Each word (concept) is matched to a hand sign.

Picture Exchange Communication System is a unique alternative/augmentative communication system that has successfully been implemented worldwide with thousands of learners of all ages who have various cognitive, physical and communication challenges.

Resources for parents and educators of kids in grades 4-12.

The Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) is a not for profit, volunteer run organisation which aims to engage the community with literature for young Australians. The CBCA presents annual awards to books of literary merit, for outstanding contribution to Australian children's literature.

FreeReading provides a library of activities and other curricular resources for literacy development. The resources presented on this site are intended to be used by educators, helping guide both instruction and intervention with students who are building their literacy skills.

Reading Rockets is an American national public media literacy initiative offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help.

Simple definitions for mathematical concepts.

We offer mathematics in an enjoyable and easy-to-learn manner for kindergarten to year 12.

Free downloads under free resources and fun & games. Includes explanations, worksheets, board games, puzzles and more. Note: this company sells additional resources.

The complete preschool to year 5 maths learning program. Sign up and get personalised learning path fit for catching up, enrichment or regular practice. Interactive games and rewards motivate children
to learn and improve their scores.

The peak body for TESOL in Australia. Advocates for the needs of EAL/D learners and teachers.

These pages are a complete English grammar guide filled with the rules of English usage. Each grammatical rule is explained in plain English with several examples, and when needed, counter-examples.

The aim of this website is to bring printable quality resources to teachers and parents. Maintained by ESL teachers in Asia and America.

With over 9,000 resources, including lesson plans, worksheets, audio, video and flashcards, onestopenglish is the world’s number one resource site for English Language teachers.

AllPlay Learn helps to create inclusive education environments for children and young people with developmental challenges and disabilities through practical online information, courses and resources for teachers, as well as information and resources for parents, children and the community.

ACD is the leading advocacy and information service for families of children with any type of disability living in Victoria.

In order to facilitate successful outcomes and improve the educational experience for students with disability, ADCET provides information, advice and resources to disability practitioners, academics, teachers and students on inclusive practices within the post-secondary education sector. (Description taken from website)

Educational resources for special needs.

Reimagine Australia, formerly known as Early Childhood Intervention Australia (ECIA), has been the leading Australian body for early childhood outcomes for young children with a developmental delay or a disability and their families, since 1986.

A Facebook group to support communication and networking with education support staff.

Noah's Ark provides services and support for children with disabilities and additional needs. Services are available to schools, families and children's services.

Free special needs teaching and learning materials to share and use in schools or at home.

TES Australia is a free teaching resource site. The Special Education Needs page provides access to 'special needs teaching activities, including sign language worksheets, dyslexia tests, games, lesson plans for gifted children, ADHD resources, Asperger's Syndrome activities and other ideas for you to use with your students.'