AllPlay Learn Professional Learning

Professional learning to enhance staff understanding of inclusion and strategies for supporting the emotional regulation, behaviour, and wellbeing of students with diverse needs.

  • Tier: Tier 2: Early intervention cohort-specific support
  • Category of intervention: DE-funded resources
  • Strength of evidence: Not applicable
  • Geographic location: Statewide

Program description

The AllPlay Learn suite of professional learning is designed to help teachers and other school staff create inclusive education settings and equip them with the knowledge and skills to address the social and emotional needs of students with developmental challenges, disability, and diverse learning needs.

Course content includes a focus on:

  • inclusive practice
  • behaviour
  • emotional regulation
  • teacher wellbeing.

Elective modules include lessons to strengthen understanding around ADHD, anxiety and autism.

Intended outcomes

  • Increased educator understanding of how to create inclusive education environments for students with developmental challenges and disability
  • Increased capacity to support the emotional, behavioural, and learning challenges of students with developmental challenges and disability

Program details

Target audience
  • Primary school staff – capacity building
  • Secondary school staff – capacity building
Program providerDepartment of Education in partnership with Monash University
Delivery modeOnline

Implementation considerations

Online courses take approximately 4–6 hours to complete, including 2 of the electives. Participants can select their elective preferences, and options include a focus on ADHD, autism, and anxiety.

Further professional learning to extend understanding of the importance of inclusive education environments in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of students with disability and developmental challenges can be explored through the Inclusive Classrooms suite of professional learning.

Cost

  • Item cost: Free
  • Detailed cost: Backfilling may be required for staff to participate in professional learning

How the Fund can be used

Time release for staff including casual relief teaching (CRT).

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