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Partnering to create inclusive education in New South Wales schools and childcare centres through building staff capability, supporting students and empowering parents and carers.

We currently out of eight offices across New South Wales and support over 10,000 children and young people each year; but Lifestart was originally born almost thirty years ago within a school setting, with our services first being delivered from Turramurra Public School. Ever since, as we have grown and broadened the work we do, Lifestart has continued to partner with schools and education centres to make sure students with disability and developmental concerns are reaching their full potential, no matter where they are on their education journey.

Our expert team of qualified clinicians includes Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Behaviour Support Practitioners who specialise in child and adolescent development and are passionate about the right of every student to thrive at school. We believe that the success of our services lies in understanding that every school and centre has their own unique situation, challenges and needs. We recognise the skills, experience and knowledge that teachers and educators have of their classroom and students, and build on this through collaboration and joint learning.

We then create responsive tailored packages that respond to and address these individual needs and challenges – whether that includes building the capability of staff through professional development programs in disability; working directly with students to help them overcome social or academic barriers; equipping parents and carers to support their children in school life; or a combination of these approaches.

We can deliver programs and services online or face-to-face, individually or in group settings, suiting a variety of funding and resource needs (including using NDIS or government grant options).

Our work directly addresses each of the principles of inclusive education practice for students with disability:

  • Student agency and self-determination
  • Parent and carer inclusion
  • Social and cultural inclusion
  • Curriculum inclusion
  • Workforce capability inclusion
  • System inclusion

We’d love to talk to you about the challenges your school is addressing and how we can help you, your colleagues, and your students overcome them.

Contact Jennifer McIntosh at
partnerships@lifestart.org.au

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