Australia’s only disability-affirming and disability-informed inclusive education short courses

With increasing student diversity and rising awareness and identification of disability, educational institutions are struggling to provide quality education for all students. In response, Charles Sturt launched Australia’s only disability-affirming and disability-informed inclusive education short courses in 2024.

Co-created with the disabled community, these courses equip teachers, school leaders, parents, and policymakers with new theories and strategies to design inclusive learning environments. With a focus on accessibility and equity, this initiative empowers schools to re-prioritise wellbeing, joy and lifelong learning for all. These courses address a critical gap, positioning disabled voices at the centre of educational reform.

The courses also helps solve the teacher shortage by addressing some of the key reasons teachers are leaving the profession, including being undervalued, unsupported and unequipped to respond to the greater diversity of complex learning needs common in contemporary classrooms.