Jacob Lawday

For the first two terms of 2024 i worked full time in a K1 class supporting a funded student with higher needs, as well as spending 45 minutes each morning supporting an additional student in a year 1/2 class.

Both students had to move and the school kept me on by moving me into a 5/6 class where i have supported two funded students, often one to one or as a group of 2-4 while also supporting the teacher and the rest of the class where needed. I have happily moved into other classes when needed, such as the MC class, and i continue to remain flexible and driven in this role. This year within my role at Leura i have:

• Contributed ideas for improving support.
• Balanced multiple priorities effectively by utilizing strong organizational skills and proactive task management techniques.
• Actively participated in departmental initiatives aimed at continuous improvement within the support function environment.
• Created social stories which i have read daily, with positive results.
• Attended Sepla-Con 2024
• Attained my Blue card
• Completed the OLT understanding Autism course
• Assisted in the administration of medications (other schools also)
• Assisted in toileting needs

During 2023 i started the year in an MC class at Mt Victoria Public School. After the first term the Students i was supporting were collapsed into a K/1 class when the teacher moved on. For the remainder of the year i continued to support those students, often on a one to one or small group basis.

Casual SLSO.

Casual SLSO in the MC class, 2 days a week and k/1 1 day per week.

Casual SLSO.

during my first year at Narooma High School i worked casually, initially, in the support classes. I attained a year contract quickly and for the rest of the year i worked within the four MC classes.

The second year at Narooma High i was attached, on contract, to a year 7 group for the year. I made my daily routine based on where i was most needed which became a daily email to the head teacher of support. That system became mandatory for the other SLSO's and continues to. I moved back to my home of the Blue Mountains at the beginning of 2022.