Access support, programmes and resources
Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Identifying needs and strengths, and accessing support’
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NZ organisations
NZ organisations
Develop relationships with FASD networks and community partners.
Fetal Alcohol Network NZ provides support and advice for families.
Support for students sitting NCEA
Support for students sitting NCEA
Special assessment conditions (SAC) – NZQA grants entitlement for SAC so that approved candidates have access to assessment for national qualifications and fair assessment.
Applications are made by schools on the behalf of candidates. Entitlement for SAC is required for both internal and external NCEA assessments.
- Identify student needs.
- Submit an application for the student to NZQA Special Assessment Conditions team (SAC). This may include an application for a reader/writer and/or more time.
- An educational psychologist can support the application with test results and give a fuller picture of the student’s strengths and needs. There is a cost involved.
Work with RTLB
Work with RTLB
Teachers play an important role in describing learning challenges for students and identifying triggers for student behaviour.
RTLBs collaborate with the teacher to meet the learning and behaviour needs of the student. They can assist with identifying strengths and next steps.
Parents are often aware that there is something different about the way their child behaves and learns but may not know exactly why that is. Early experiences in school are often the first time that specific concerns are raised.
Funding supports
Funding supports
Ministry of Education funding available to NZ schools.
Interim response fund (IRF)
Publisher: Ministry of Education | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga
Students with learning support needs
Publisher: Ministry of Education | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga
Professional learning supports
Professional learning supports
Online learning modules and apps.
Engaging all learners: Supporting students with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
Publisher: The Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium (ERLC)
Useful resources
Useful resources
Publications that support understanding of FASD and successful teaching approaches.
Teaching students with fetal alcohol syndrome/effects: A learning resource for teachers
Publisher: British Columbia Ministry of Education
Download PDF
Making a difference: Working with students who have fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
Publisher: Yukon Department of Education
Download PDF
Educating children and young people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Constructing personalised pathways to learning
Publisher: Routledge
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