Teacher Assistant

Location Profile

Ashwood School is a coeducational specialist school for 137 primary and secondary aged students and aspires to be a centre of excellence and a school of first choice in the field of special education.  Our purpose is to develop independent learners who achieve their maximum learning outcomes through the delivery of a focused and engaging curriculum that enables students to achieve their potential.  Students at Ashwood are assessed as having a diagnosis of a mild intellectual disability and come from a wide geographical area including the municipalities of Monash, Boroondara, Manningham, Stonnington, Whitehorse, Glen Eira and Bayside.  The school provides a supportive yet challenging environment that equips students with mild intellectual disabilities with the skills and knowledge to become valued members of the community. Students are grouped into three departments: Primary, Secondary and Senior Secondary (STEP).  Individual Education Plans engage students to achieve their personal best concentrating on building academic, social, communication, independence and employability skills to ensure a successful post school life.

The school has a strong focus on student voice and agency.  Students are encouraged to voice their opinions and ideas in class, department meetings, school assemblies, community events and educational forums. Our student leadership program begins in the Primary Department as students voice their choices of educational activities, assist as classroom monitors and as Department Captains.  In the Secondary Department students are leaders for th…