Our Support Team

​The Murri School has a multi-disciplinary approach to engaging students in the learning process.
The following teams help our Learning Support team in developing plans and programs that enable them to engage in the curriculum. The Student support team is formed with the purpose of addressing the learning support needs of students through the coordination, development, implementation, monitoring, and review of educational programs.
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Collaborative and timely planning between parent/carer, students, teachers, support staff and specialists endeavours to address the needs of the students, family and school.
Our team consists of:

• Learning Support Teachers
• Clinical Psychologist 
• Counsellor 
• Occupational Therapist 
• Speech Pathologist ​
• Family Support workers 
• Family Well-Being workers 
• Classrooms contain a Classroom Teacher and a Teacher Aide
• ​When needed, students are supported with individualised learning plans 

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Children's occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapists visit from IUIH and the University of Queensland and there are services at the school during school terms. Occupational therapists work with children and their families on helping children with daily tasks. 
Occupational therapists can help with:

• School tasks e.g. handwriting and organisation
• Motor skills
• Sensory processing e.g. sensitivities that may impact on a child being able to concentrate or carry out daily tasks
• Activities of daily living e.g. eating, dressing, toileting
• Play and social skills​

Children's Speech & Language Pathology
Speech pathologists visit from both IUIH and the University of Queensland to complement the long-term service provided through the school for the last 20 years. Speech pathologists can help children with:

•            Speech sounds
•            Late Talkers
•            Play, Language and Social Skills
•            Stuttering
•            Reading and spelling​

​Dietitian
A dietitian visits to provide support and advice for children and adults regarding healthy eating, the importance of food to learning and living well and specialist advice for people with particular needs (e.g. tummy problems).


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Audiology
The school Teacher of the Deaf visits the school twice a week. The Teacher of the Deaf can test your child’s hearing and help you get services for your child such as referring to the audiologist who attends the school regularly throughout the year. 

Optometry
The optometrist can test how well your child can see as well as how well their eyes are working together to understand what is being seen. This is super important for children when they are learning to read and write. The optometrist can help your child get glasses if they are needed as well as giving your child some exercises to help your eyes work better. 

Psychology
The school employs psychologists to conduct assessments, provide therapy and counselling for individual students as well as group therapy. The psychologists ​are members of the student support team.

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