Dear parent/carer

Any request for access to a student by an external provider funded by the NDIS (or other scheme that provides funding to individuals) must come from the student’s parent or carer in writing.

Requests for the delivery of an externally funded service are considered against the needs and interests of the student or group of students who are the intended service recipients, other students in the school and the operational requirements of the school.

Where a student’s parent or carer requests the delivery of externally funded services at school, a meeting should take place between school staff and the parent or carer to discuss service delivery arrangements. The meeting may also involve the service provider, if required. Where a provider is involved in this meeting, the school will not be liable for provider costs associated with attending this meeting. If the student has an NDIS package, parents should be encouraged to share those elements of the package that have a relationship with their child’s learning.

This provides an opportunity for schools to consider how NDIS-funded services can be aligned with the learning supports being provided by the school. These discussions also provide an opportunity to determine if any of the disability supports funded by the NDIS are best provided at school or outside of school time.

The principal will consider the following key considerations in exercising their discretion about access to students by externally funded service providers.

Disability Standards for Education
Impact of the service on a student’s access to the curriculum
Impact of the service on other students
Ability to maintain the ordinary running of the school for the benefit of all students
Capacity to observe or supervise the delivery of the service

Access to the school by an externally funded service provider is determined by the principal.

The principal has discretion to decide whether or not an external service provider can enter the school and how arrangements will be managed for the provider’s activity with students, where access is agreed .

Please fill out the form below if you wish to continue.

Parent request for external provider to visit school

Mulwala Public School