Starting School DVD

Starting School DVD – Stories from parents of children with a disability

Created in partnership with the then Department for Ageing, Disability and Home Care in 2009, Gowrie NSW launched a helpful DVD resource which draws on the lived experience of six families who have children with a disability. It provides practical advice on the transition to school for children with developmental delays or disabilities. It sets out how families and carers have worked with schools to ease the children’s transition to a mainstream school environment in a respectful and appropriate way.

It identifies a number of strategies for parents to ease their child’s transition to school including:

• Ideas to assist in making the best decision for your child;
• Finding an advocate to support you as you support your child; and
• Preparation with the chosen school where you and your school can plan ahead to access any funding available to support your child.

Presented by Paralympian Amy Winters, the DVD emphasises the importance of inclusion in early childhood education, care and school settings, highlighting the work that Gowrie will continue to undertake in this area.

To enquire about ordering  a copy of the DVD, call the Gowrie Head Office on (02) 8571 9700.