QTU Special Education Committee
The QTU Special Education Committee consists of 15 members elected by QTU State Council plus a chair who is a member of the QTU Executive.
The Committee meets quarterly and if you have an issue or concern you wish the committee to consider, please provide the relevant information to Chris Shevelling, QTU Assistant Secretary at services@qtu.asn.au.
Terms of office are for three-year periods (current term expires May 2026). Vacancies on the Committee are advertised in the Teachers’ Journal and on the QTU website and any financial member of the Union can nominate.
The Committee and the QTU take a broad view of what constitutes “special education” and the QTU defines students with special educational needs (the target population for the delivery of special education services) to be those students who are identified in the NCCD.
The Committee also maintains a “Special Education Network” members of which will receive a summary of issues considered by the Committee through the Special Education Network newsletter. You can sign up here.
Updated: 14 October 2024
Current members of the QTU Special Education Committee
Lisa Broadhurst (Chair) | Tracey Banks | Sheldon Boland | Glenn Gatehouse | Rebecca Gater | Elizabeth Gee | Steve Leese | Deb McPherson | Jenny McLeod | Paris Northwood | Janet Ong | Natalie Peterson | Lauren Quinn | Jo Sheppard | Nicola Young | Kate Kermode
Janet Ong
Janet Ong
Glenn Gatehouse
Glenn Gatehouse
Tracey Banks
Tracey Banks
Bec Gator
Bec Gator
Steve Leese
Steve Leese
Paris Northwood
Paris Northwood
Sheldon Boland
Sheldon Boland
Jo Shepphard
Jo Shepphard
Natalie Petersen
Natalie Petersen
Jenny Mcleod
Jenny Mcleod
Kate Kermode
Kate Kermode
Deb Mcpherson
Deb Mcpherson
Lisa Broadhurst
Lisa Broadhurst
Elizabeth Gee
Elizabeth Gee
Nicola Young
Nicola Young
Resources
Students with disability - Reasonable Adjustments Resourcing (RAR)
RAR provides additional teachers and teacher aides to schools to enable them to make reasonable adjustments for students with disability who have been provided with adjustments in the top three Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) adjustments levels.
The education of students with a disability
The QTU is conscious of increased societal awareness and support for the inclusion of students with disability (SWDs) in mainstream or regular classrooms.
Inclusive Education
The Department of Education’s Inclusive Education Policy supports the department’s commitment to the diversity of our staff, students and school communities is our greatest strength. By valuing culture and creating inclusive teaching and learning environments, we are driving equity and excellence across every state school.
QTU Special Education Policy
The QTU special education policy sets out the Union’s position on major issues related to the education of students with special educational needs, consistent with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth).
Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD)
The NCCD is an annual collection of information about Australian school students with disability. The NCCD enables schools, education authorities and governments to better understand the needs of students with disability and how they can be best supported at school.
Roselynne Anderson QTU Scholarship
In August 2021, QTU Life Member, Roselynne Anderson passed away suddenly following an unexpected illness.
The QTU has introduced the Roselynne Anderson QTU Scholarship in 2022 and up to three members will be awarded up to $2000 to pursue further professional development, training or further tertiary education relevant to special education, school leadership or women in education.
Please click here for further information on the scholarship.