Overview
The VDEI Directory of Educational Programs for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in Victorian Schools provides an overview of all educational programs for students who are deaf or hard of hearing in government, Catholic and Independent schools in Victoria.
The directory includes the following educational service categories:
- Early intervention and early childhood services
- Specialist schools for the deaf
- Schools with deaf facilities
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Visiting Teacher Service
Information is taken from the Department of Education's website, Extra support from specialist staff in schools(opens in a new window).
Visiting Teachers are specialist teachers with expertise and experience in specific disabilities and impairments. They provide guidance and support to schools and teachers in supporting the engagement and participation of students with disabilities and additional needs.
They work in the areas of:
- physical disability
- health impairment
- hearing loss
- vision impairment
- autism
The role of Visiting Teachers
Visiting Teachers:
- promote and support inclusion in schools
- build capacity of teachers to provide for their students with disabilities and additional needs
- help teachers make adjustments to the curriculum and learning environment, including special provision for VCE.
- help teachers create individual plans and recognise the unique needs for each student
- monitor and report on student progress
- provide information and professional learning about disability and how disabilities affect a student's learning
- participate in student support group meetings, if requested
- give advice and reports for applications, if necessary.
Eligibility for the Visiting Teacher Service
For a school to be eligible for the support of a Visiting Teacher, there are a range of criteria relating to the student's disability that must be met.
hearing loss
The hearing loss must be confirmed by a current audiogram and audiologist report. There are some additional factors that may affect the level of support provided. These include:
- degree and type of hearing loss
- age of the student at diagnosis
- effect of the hearing loss on the student's acquisition of speech and language, academic performance and social/emotional wellbeing
- requirements and success of audiological management.
Find out more about the Visiting Teacher Service.(opens in a new window)
Who to contact?
Your first point of contact for help, questions or feedback is your school or early childhood service. If you require additional information your local regional office will be able to assist.
| Region | Phone | Office locations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Eastern Victoria Region | 1300 333 231 | nevr@education.vic.gov.au | Benalla, Glen Waverley, Seymour, Shepparton, Wangaratta and Wodonga |
| South Eastern Victoria Region | 1300 338 738 | sevr@education.vic.gov.au | Cheltenham, Dandenong, Frankston, Leongatha, Moe, Sale and Warragul |
| North Western Victoria Region | 1300 338 691 | nwvr@education.vic.gov.au | Bendigo, Coburg, Greensborough, Mildura and Swan Hill |
| South Western Victoria Region | 1300 333 232 | swvr@education.vic.gov.au | Ararat, Ballarat, Footscray, Geelong, Horsham, Keilor and Warrnambool |
Further information
For information and services for families of children living with disability and additional needs, see Disability and inclusive education(opens in a new window)
For information about supports available in early childhood and at school for children with hearing loss, see Hearing loss support in early childhood and school(opens in a new window)
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