{"id":1814,"date":"2019-03-10T09:09:14","date_gmt":"2019-03-10T09:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=1814"},"modified":"2019-03-10T09:09:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-10T09:09:14","slug":"labor-will-hire-150-additional-specialised-education-teachers-and-support-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2019\/03\/10\/labor-will-hire-150-additional-specialised-education-teachers-and-support-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor will hire 150 additional specialised education teachers and support staff"},"content":{"rendered":"

NSW Labor Leader, Michael Daley, has announced Labor\u2019s plan to better support students with specific learning needs, including hiring an additional 150 support education teachers and frontline professional support staff.
\nMr Daley was joined by Shadow Minister for Education, Jihad Dib, Labor\u2019s candidate for Coogee, Marjorie O\u2019Neill, as well as Delta Society General Manager, Hollee James, at Clovelly today.
\n\u201cI want all kids in NSW to have the same chance at school and to have access to the support they may need,\u201d Mr Daley said.
\nThere are more than 134,000 students in NSW who require personalised learning and support because of a disability or other specific learning need. They make up approximately 14 per cent of the public school population.<\/span>
\nMr Dib said: \u201cWhilst teachers will always try their best to teach and to ensure every\u00a0student has the best education possible, a large proportion\u00a0aren\u2019t trained on how to best support a student with a disability or specific need<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Labor\u2019s Every Child Counts policy will include additional training for teachers as well as improvements to the school travel program, a trial of therapy dogs in Schools for Specific Purposes (SSPs) and a dedicated team to support students with specific learning needs and disability to transition into post-school employment or further study.<\/span>
\nIf elected later this month, Labor will:
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