curriculum
general curriculum

We offer a comprehensive curriculum for students with an intellectual disability between the ages of 4.8 years and 18 years who live in the Wellington Shire.

Sale Specialist School provides a curriculum to enhance the development of self-esteem, academic skills, use of technology, independent living skills, enhanced communication, physical and social development,  social skills and behaviour management.

Many of our students have associated disabilities including physical disabilities, sensory impairments and autism spectrum disorder.

The curriculum at Sale Specialist School follows Working Towards Level 1-VELS and the Hume Region Special Schools Curriculum.

 

The school operates across :

Early years - ages 5 to 12
Middle Years-  ages 12 to 15
Later years - ages  16 to 18 – working towards Transition or VCAL

 

Early and Middle Years

Individual Learning Plans are developed in consultation with parents/ carers and allied professionals across three learning strands below:

Discipline Based Learning	Interdisciplinary Learning	Physical, Personal & Social Learning
The Arts English Humanities Mathematics Science	Communication Design, Creativity And Technology ICT Design, Thinking Processes	Health and Physical Education Interpersonal learning Personal Learning Civics and citizenship

 

Later Years:

A transition curriculum incorporating:

•  independent living skills
• VCAL foundation
• VCE units
• individual goals for students
  

Is offered according to students individual needs.

Each student 16 years or older will have a Career Action Plan (formerly Managed Individual Pathway plan).

Some students will study all VCAL, VCE units, some will work towards individual transition goals while others will study a mixture of VCAL, VCE and transition,  all within the same strands and domains.

Discipline Based Learning	Interdisciplinary Learning	Physical, Personal & Social Learning
Technology Independent Living Skills	Literacy Skills Numeracy Skills	Health and Physical Education Recreation and Leisure Personal Development Skills Work Related Skills
VCE Units (offered alternate years)	Food and Technology Units 1 and 2 Outdoor and Environmental Studies Units 1 and 2

 

Enrichment programs are offered across all level of  the school and include:

• AASC (Active After School Communities)
• ADVANCE (community volunteer and skill development program)
• Sailability
• Basketball competition
• Independent living skills including cooking
• Shopping, travel training and work experience
• Combined days with other Gippsland Specialist Schools are held at each level of the school throughout the year.

Communication , independence and social skills along with academic skills are a focus throughout the school.