We:

• Are welcoming and friendly to all members of our school community.
• Treat all members of our school community with dignity and respect.
• Value all types of communication equally.
• Acknowledge and respond to all communication attempts.
• Give extra time to our students as well as other members of our school community, in order to listen to their message.
• Create opportunities for our students to have purposeful interactions with others.
• Teach our students a range of communication skills and continue to support ongoing learning.
• Strive to support our students in being able to say “Whatever I want to say, to whoever I want to say it to, whenever and however I want.” (Gayle Porter)
• Strive to uphold the Communication Bill of Rights (National Joint Committee for the Communicative Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilities).
• Use group PODD books in each classroom to ensure all students have access to symbol based language at all times.
• Support students to develop and learn to use individualised communication systems.
• Ensure students have access to their communication systems at all times.