Special Needs Department

 

The aim of the Awatapu Special Needs Department is to:

• Create a supportive environment to enable our students to learn.
• Set individual goals that are relevant to each student (IEP).
• Maximise personal autonomy and Independence for our students.
• Enable students to form social relationships.
• Develop our students communication skills.
• Encourage maximum mobility.
• Prepare students for the opportunities, experiences  and responsibilities of adult life.
• Enable access and inclusion within appropriate mainstream classes and activities.

 

Key Focus Areas

Preparing students with Special Needs for life beyond school

• Mainstreaming and Inclusion.
• Personal Autonomy and Independence.
• Literacy and Numeracy.
• Social Skills.
• Life Skills.
• Work Experience.
• Information Computer Technology (ICT).
• Personal Social Health Education (PSHE).
• Senior Transition.
• Comprehensive Work Experience Programme.

About Us

Awatapu Special Needs Department Has:
• 9 experienced teachers.
• 25 trained Teacher Aides.
• Students from Year 9 through to Senior Transition.
• An Assistive Technology Teacher.
• A Speech and Language Therapy Assistant.
• A Physiotherapy Assistant.
• Ongoing specialist involvement.
• 2009 Katherine Mansfield Award
• Creative Writer
• Poet
• Director
• Scriptwriter