The Taminmin Special Education Centre is a purpose-built learning space for students who require specialised academic and life-skills programs that meet individual learning needs. The centre is a part of the wider Taminmin community allowing students to access mainstream elective classes, VET courses and work readiness programs.
Academics
Functional Academic programs focus on supporting and developing student’s skill sets that include:
Numeracy and Financial Literacy | History and Geography |
Literacy and English | Society and the Environment |
Health and Physical Education | Curriculum Electives |
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) | NT Certificate of Education (NTCET) Modified |
Science and Technology |
Daily Living Skills
Daily Living Skill programs explicitly teach life-skills that develop and encourage student independence and support student well-being through focus areas that include:
Personal Banking and Budgeting | Current Affairs and News |
Cookery and Healthy food choices | Reading timetables and Time management |
Menu planning, Shopping, Food preparation and handling and Safe storage | Protective Behaviours |
Personal Hygiene | Social Skills and Social Expectations |
Work Readiness and Post School Options
Work readiness skills are devolved through Middle Years schooling to prepare them for Senior Years Work Readiness programmes, Work and Volunteering experiences that include:
Workplace site visits | Interschool subjects and Enterprise programs |
Work experience and Volunteer placements | NT Certificate of Education and Training (NTCET) Modified |
Vocational Education Training (VET) |
Communication and Community
Communication and Community programs provide students with opportunities to participate in a variety of leisure and recreational activities through focus areas that include:
Duke of Edinburgh Award | Shopping and Community access |
Sporting events and activities – School based and Regional | Work Skill practices |
Cultural events and activities | Volunteer placements |
Arts and Craft | Leadership opportunities |
Multi-Media and Technology |