About the NCCD
Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on school students with disability
What does NCCD stand for?
On the template you have been give/can access on Sentral or in Teams/get one now.
Where do I record my data for the NCCD?
4
How many categories of disability are there?
Something the teacher intentionally does to support a student access learning on the same basis as their peers.
What is an adjustment?
Yes
Do I need evidence to include a student in the NCCD?
Annually (July every year)
How often is the NCCD completed?
By the end of this meeting.
When do I need to complete and submit?
Physical, Sensory, Cognitive and Social/Emotional
What are the 4 categories of disability?
Adjustments can be made to the input, process and output stages of learning.
How can I adjust for disability?
Do not include the student in your return.
What if I know there is evidence of adjustments but I don't have it/they aren't my adjustments?
Every school accross Australia.
Who participates in the NCCD?
The LaST - Cathy Millyard (Gibson)
Who do I give my return to?
Disabilities can be diagnosed or imputed.
Does a student need to have a formally diagnosed disability to be included in the NCCD?
QDTP, Supplementary, Substantial, Extensive
What are the 4 levels of adjustment?
Are notes on my program enough evidence?
School funding is linked to the NCCD
Why does an accurate return matter?
Data is collated by the LaST and a single school return is submitted.
Does my individual data get sent into the central collection?
A functional impact on learning occurs as a result of the disability.
When do I include a student with disability in my return?
Use the resources to assist with your decision making.
How do I know what level of adjustment my student receives?
10 weeks
How long do I need to have provided adjustments for?
Data collection is mandatory. It is every teachers responsibility under the DDA to contribute their data.
Do I have to participate?
Follow the requirements for inclusion of a student and make sure you have all components.
How do I know who to include?
A student with disability that does not have a functional impact on learning will not be included.
Do all students with disability get included in the NCCD?
Not all adjustments are for disability.
Will all students receiving adjustments be included in the NCCD?
Returns will be different because disability presents differently in different settings.
Am I doing something wrong if my return is different to someone elses?