Is our existing education system in a position to meet the needs of students with disability and diverse learning needs? Or is it time to fundamentally change our approach to ensure that we cater to every learner's needs in a ...

Australian schools have failed to provide students with disability the ongoing support and accessible learning they need, a royal commission has heard. This week the Royal Commission into the Abuse of People with Disabilities began its five-day inquiry into the ...

An RMIT expert has called for an end to the use of suspensions and exclusions to manage the behaviour of students with disability, as well as an overhaul of the dominant discipline model.                               Dr David Armstrong, an ...

Last week's damning revelations about the treatment of some students with a disability in Australia's school system involved tales of seclusion, segregation and even abuse. While the disability royal commission heard of a few horrific stories only, there are doubtless many more ...

The disability royal commission heard earlier today that some teachers are “resisting diversity” by not catering to the learning and behavioural needs of students with a disability. While three special education teachers told the commission that all students should be ...

Day one of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with a Disability centred on a disturbing tale of a girl with Down syndrome whose early school years involved being excluded, segregated and abused. The Commission, ...

Education will be the first issue addressed in Townsville today at the hearing of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with a Disability. The importance of education to children and adults with a disability is ...