What it is

The Student Resource Package is the core funding model for Tasmanian government schools. It allocates additional funding to schools for students who require reasonable educational adjustments due to disability.

Details

• Schools identify students with disability or functional needs.
• They assess the level of educational adjustments required.
• Adjustments must align with the national NCCD (Nationally Consistent Collection of Data) framework.
• The school receives extra funding through the SRP to support these adjustments.
• Funding is flexible — schools decide how best to use it.

What it covers:

Funding can support:

• Teacher aide/assistant hours
• Specialist support
• Curriculum access modifications
• Vision/hearing impairment support
• Communication-access supports
• Assistive technologies
• External services, if required, for the student to access learning

Relevance to CaptionConnect:

If a student has:

• Hearing impairment
• Auditory processing disorder
• Learning needs requiring communication support
• Language or communication barriers

The school can use SRP disability funding to purchase captioning or real-time communication services because these are recognised educational adjustments.