A quick guide to extra support
This guide will help educators find where to go for information when students need additional support to learn and where to go for help in a crisis.
The Related resources section includes educator information sheets about the core services provided for children with special education needs by the Ministry of Education.
This guide will be updated regularly and we welcome your comments. Send your feedback to feedback.extrasupport@minedu.govt.nz [no spam]
In this section
- Literacy support
- Information for principals on literacy teaching and individual students with literacy difficulties
- Learning difficulties
- Information for principals on students with learning difficulties, including support with learning, property modifications, transport and curriculum assistance
- Refugees and migrants
- Information for principals on refugees and migrants including students with English as a new language
- School attendance issues
- Information for principals on school attendance issues including truancy and non-enrolled support
- Stand-downs and suspensions
- Information for principals on students who are in danger of being stood-down or suspended, or excluded and not placed
- Behaviour
- Information for principals on students with behavioural needs including bullying, severely challenging behaviour and facilitation services
- Communication difficulties (speech and language)
- Information for principals on students with speech and/or language communication difficulties
- Physical disabilities
- Information for principals on students with physical disabilities including assistive technology support, property modifications and exam assistance
- Sensory disabilities
- Information for principals on students with sensory disabilities including hearing and vision support
- Health needs
- Information for principals on the support of students with health needs
- Family circumstances
- Information for principals on students facing difficult family circumstances
- Teen parents
- Information for principals on supporting a pregnant student
- Gifted and talented
- Information for principals on providing learning opportunities for gifted and talented students
- What to do in a crisis
- Information for principals on dealing with traumatic incidents in the school or community
- Related resources
- Use this page to download print copies of the Support for students quick guide