Learning Support Team
The Learning Support Team (LST) facilitates processes and strategies to maximise learning outcomes for all students.
The team is a decision making body and is able to tap into the expertise of staff and the wider resources of the Department Of Education and Training to address the learning needs of students.
The Learning Support team consists of classroom teachers, members of the school executive, and specialist teachers.
The Learning Support Team coordinates the work of specialist teachers and the School Counsellor
Support Teacher Learning Assistance (STLA)
The Support Teacher Learning Assistance works closely with classroom teachers to support the learning of students. She coordinates Reading Support Programs for Years 1 and 2 and provides support for students in Years 3 to 6 who are experiencing difficulty, particularly in reading and language.
English as a Second Language Teacher (ESL)
The ESL teacher designs and delivers programs which support the English language development of students whose first language is not English. ESL programs are delivered in a variety of ways to meet the different needs of ESL students at different stages of learning English.
School Counsellor
The School Counsellor provides expert advice in relation to individual personal, social and educational aspects of child development. This is a professional and confidential service which is accessed through a referral to the Learning Support Team by the classroom teacher. Parents and Carers may seek advice from the school counsellor about their child’s school progress, educational options, including access to educational support services, behavior and for information about help available from other agencies. Our School Counsellor Ms Paula Brugger works at Curl Curl North on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Please contact the school office ( 9905 1757) if you wish to make an appointment to see her.
Reading Recovery
Reading Recovery is a literacy program offered to Year 1 students who are experiencing difficulty learning to read and write. In addition to the class teacher’s literacy program the Reading Recovery teacher works with the student on an individual program. The Reading Recovery program lasts up to twenty weeks for each student.
Student Learning Support Officers
Student Learning Support Officers work in classrooms, supporting teachers and assisting students with learning disabilities.