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My name's Luke Bennett.
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I'm assistant principal at
Marnebek School in Cranbourne.
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We're a school for students
with mild to moderate
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intellectual disability and we
have over 400 students.
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The OSHC program been in operation
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since the start of 2022
so we're in our third term
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of the OSHC program.
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The establishment grant funding
really helped us as a school
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to start up the program and to work with
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the Department of Education
and the supports in place,
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so we're able to choose the
best program for our students
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and also to support our families.
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OSHC in a specialist school
can look a little different
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from mainstream due to students'
individual sensory needs.
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We also like to provide
some background research
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on our students and provide profiles
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and behaviour support plans
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to make our services run smoothly.
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Our students have
benefited from the program
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by being able to be in an environment
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where they're comfortable,
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they are able to
socialise with their peers
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and also the play-based
learning program that they run.
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We can provide experiences
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that some families may not feel
comfortable doing themselves
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and we have the staff to
provide that for them.
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My name is Piper.
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I'm 10, I'm gonna be 11 soon.
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I use the after school care
services and vacation care.
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Not only is it a safe
and secure environment,
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a familiar environment for our students
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with their additional learning needs,
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we're able to communicate
with the OSHC provider
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regarding particular needs of students,
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regarding their learning needs,
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their behavioural needs,
sharing information
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regarding students how their day has gone,
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so at the end of the day, the
providers really know exactly
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the space the students are in
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and how best they can be supported
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in the afterschool care program.
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The impact our OSHC
program has on the community
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is family-based.
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It gives families the
opportunity to get back to work
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and maintain employment.
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The feedback from parents has
been overwhelmingly positive
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for the OSHC program.
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They feel supported.
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As a school community
we're able to support them
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to provide the after school
program and the vacation care,
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which really helps families
in a range of different ways
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and supports our students.
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So something that we have learnt
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by setting up our after
school care program
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is our closer connection
with the community.
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It's been great to also allow
families to go back to work
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and have care for their
students after school.
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So the key to having
a successful OSHC program
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is providing the students
with a range of activities
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each afternoon and maintaining
reciprocal relationships
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with families.
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That's really important.
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The constant
communication day-to-day
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with the school, the
parents and the OSHC provider
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so we can support each other.
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So we're all here for the same reasons
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so the students get the most
out of their after school care
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or vacation care.
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So that communication is the number one
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and the main thing that
we consistently work on
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and hopefully the more communication,
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the smoother the transition
is for our students
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and the more they get out of the program.
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