St Ignatius offers support to all students in the school. The Support Teacher Inclusive Education (STIE) and the Guidance Counsellor (GC) are key staff who support teachers to engage and support our students.

Support Teacher Inclusive Education (STIE)

The STIE is available at school three days a week and works in collaboration with the classroom teachers in ways to best support the students.

Guidance Counsellor

The Guidance Counsellor is with us 2 days per week and is available to meet with parents, students and staff as required. The first point of contact to arrange one of these meetings is through the class teachers.

School Officers and Teacher Aides

Classroom teachers and school officers are key to providing a supportive and enriching environment to learn. 

Our school employs full time Prep teacher aides in each of our Prep classrooms and our other year levels are also supported by a number of school officers who spend time daily in each classroom to support students learning needs when required.

On-site Therapy Dog​

St Ignatius has a therapy dog called Theodore on-site each day to assist students to improve their social and emotional wellbeing and learning outcomes.  Theodore assists students to settle into their school day. This provides a conversational starter for students to express how they feel about starting school as well as a distraction from parent or legal guardian hand-over. Theodore assists our Guidance Counsellor to provide care in the context of a counselling setting and also visits classroom settings at least once a week. As it is a requirement for Theodore to only interact with students in a calm and focused environment, this is a great incentive for students to practice and be rewarded for established classroom policies. These include active listening, focused work, as well as calm and collaborative discussions and especially developing resilience when learning new skills. 

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