Our communication team ran the twilight professional development session for all staff in week four and it was a huge success! The team took everyone through our school’s communication policy and procedure documents, so all staff understand their roles and responsibilities working at Gympie Special School. The session continued with a hands-on, practical activities. Staff used a variety of augmentative alternate communication (AAC) systems within different activities to demonstrate how to implement it into their classroom teaching and learning. Celebrity Heads was a hit! The feedback from staff was extremely positive. Many staff said it was one of the best professional developments they had attended. It was very practical, hands-on and they could see how to implement it into the classroom.

Speaking of which, our ‘Core Word of the Week’ is one way staff can model AAC in the classroom and we invite parents to do the same at home. The ‘Core Word of the Week’ for weeks 6-10 is below.  Parents and carers, you can use the core word when reading to your child, during dinner time chats or when playing with them.

Thanks from the Communication Team