The outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020, required many specialist school communities to rapidly adjust to new modes of learning. In a matter of weeks, our schools had to respond to the immediate needs of our communities and implement viable alternatives to the intake and outreach services

An excellent interview on the Conversation Hour by John Mooney from Emerson School. Well worth a listening to! (Interview with John Mooney starts at 11:50)

Waratah SDS was featured on The House of Wellness, a lifestyle/health promotion program on Chanel 7

Below is a link to an interview withCameron Peverett, PASS President and  Virginia Trioli on 774 ABC Radio Melbourne this morning, (14/07/2020). The interview begins at 1:07. 

When I go to School, I will have my temperature checked.....

Specialist schools fear return to face-to-face learning

A massive congratulations to Mr John Nimon MOONEY PSM on his OAM for service to education, and to professional organisations. Well deserved for your many years of service to special education!

HOME LEARNING WORKING: Warrnambool Special Developmental School principal Robert Dowell has backed calls for a strategy to return to school as social distancing 'impossible'.