Bar None Kit for Schools
The Bar None Community Awareness Kit for Schools provides information and curriculum support for teachers to:
- enhance their knowledge and understanding of disability
- create a welcoming, inclusive school community
- foster a culture of openness and discussion around disability.
The Kit is comprised of a number of components:
- DVD
- Teacher Information Booklet
- Curriculum Units
- Train the Trainer Module
- Guest Speaker Database
- Contact
The brochure and poster are two tools that will help to raise the profile of the Kit in your school:
Bar None Community Awareness Kit for School survey
To ensure that we are accurately gathering data and providing an opportunity for users to provide feedback, please complete the following short survey.
DVD
The DVD showcases a number of young people with a disability and their families, teachers and principals. It highlights the skills, aspirations and contributions that all students with a disability make to their school and wider communities. The Curriculum Units and Train the Trainer Module reference the DVD. Speak to your Principal regarding the location of the DVD in your school.
DVD Preview: 
52sec Preview (WMV 3.9MB)
Transcript:
DVD preview transcript (Word 12kb)
Teacher Information Booklet
The Teacher Information Booklet provides teachers with general information and aims for a broad-brush understanding of some key issues related to disability. This includes key statistics, definitions and some suggestions for practical ways to create welcoming classrooms.
Curriculum Units
The 15 Curriculum Units are mapped to the Victorian Essential Learning Standards and include practical and engaging classroom activities for teachers to incorporate into their teaching and learning programs. While the units target teachers of Prep to Year 8, there are ideas and techniques that can be used by all teachers.
Train the Trainer Module
The Train the Trainer Module provides teachers with support regarding the use and practical application of the Kit in their teaching and learning programs. It is recognised by the VIT and references the standards of professional practice for renewal of registration.
Guest Speaker Database
The Guest Speaker Database provides contact details of organisations who visit schools to speak on disability in general or specific impairment types.
Brochure and Poster
The A4 brochure and A3 poster provide a simple overview of the Kit and are aimed at raising the profile of the resources in your school. They can be printed off in either colour or black and white.
Contact
Please contact ofd@dpcd.vic.gov.au or call on 9208 3015 with any enquiries.
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