Royal Far West School (RFWS) has a current school enrolments of 96 students and is a unique School for Specific Purpose (SSP) situated within the Royal Far West (RFW) clinical service building Manly. RFWS provides educational services to the clients of the Royal Far West's integrated health, education and disability service. Although located on the beachfront at Manly, all students are from country NSW, often from remote areas of the state.
Students present with a range of medical conditions, including developmental, learning, behavioural, emotional and communication difficulties and disorders. The school works with students aged 3.6 to 18 years, with 20% identifying as Aboriginal. The school has a maximum of 40 enrolments at any time. All children are accompanied to RFW by a parent or carer. The school works in partnership with families, RFW, country schools and local services to provide information, consultancy, resource advice, professional development and program assistance. RFWS has a strong focus on building capacity in schools across the state using video conferencing and internet–based video communication for individual, ongoing student support.
An exciting opportunity exists for a person with experience in teaching children with emotional and behavioural disorders to join the dynamic and innovative teaching team at Royal Far West School.
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