Ed Support Level 1-Range 2

Location Profile

Located in Melbourne's Western suburbs, Sunshine Special Developmental School (SDS) offers a unique and innovative learning environment for students aged from 5-18 years with moderate to severe Intellectual Disabilities.  Sunshine SDS is a P-12 school and is organised around a Primary and Secondary Learning Centre Model. The school is home to a wide range of students from diverse nationalities and cultural backgrounds. Our Vietnamese community is strong, and we welcome an increasing number of Burmese and African families into our learning community.

Sunshine SDS has an enrolment of 200 students and a staff compliment of: 4 Principal Class, 2 Learning Specialists, 2 Leading Teachers, 1 Disability Inclusion Leader, 1 Learning Behaviour Specialist, 28 Teachers and 75 Education Support Staff.

Our teaching and learning programs are tailored to meet the individual needs of students and include the use of the ABLES (Abilities Based Learning and Education Support).  The teaching and learning of the school are driven by data that is used to establish priority learning goals for students and to report on progress. Learning is aligned to the Victorian Curriculum, with an emphasis on English, Mathematics, Personal and Social Capability. The school delivers curriculum through a variety of engaging, hands on contexts for learning. Some of these programs include play-based learning, an Electives program and Intensive Interaction. Students participate in specialist programs to provide appropriate enrichment and stimulation. These include Visual Art, Performing Arts, Physical …