Requesting External Providers
Woodport Public School provides access to external providers. Providers do not have an automatic right of access to a school. Any request for access to a student by an external provider funded by the NDIS (or other scheme that provides funding to individuals) must come from the student’s parent or carer in writing.
To meet the requirements of the school curriculum, and in the best interest of the student and the school, external providers will be able to attend Woodport Public School between 12:40pm to 1:25pm and 2:00pm to 2:45pm Monday to Friday on school days. It remains the parent's responsibility to advise providers if their child will be absent from school or if there is a school activity on the day of support. Bell times can be found here.
To Engage External Therapist Support
External providers must meet all NSW Department of Education requirements before working with our school.
Parents complete a Parent/Carer Request and return to the office.
For more information, please see the Parent and Carer Fact Sheet
Our school reviews the request. If we agree, we will contact the provider for documents.
External providers must complete and return:
- Sign a written agreement with our school. See External Provider Engagement Agreement
- Follow the External provider information sheet and checklist.
External providers must:
- Follow the NSW Department of Education's policies on equity, inclusion, and child wellbeing
- Compliance with relevant laws and policies, including child protection and privacy
- Complete child protection training every year.
See External provider information sheet and checklist for all details.
External providers must have:
- Public liability for at least $20 million
- Personal indemnity for at least $2 million
- Workers' compensation or insurance
- All necessary qualifications and experience
- A valid Working with Children Check (WWCC)
- Completed child protection training- for current year
- Photo ID
See External provider information sheet and checklist for all details.
External providers cannot begin support until they have received written confirmation from our school of the schedule time.
Please note: Sessions are scheduled at set times and cannot be rescheduled if you’re unavailable that week.
All providers are required to attend a school induction, which is held on set dates each term.
If you're unable to attend your scheduled session, you'll need to wait for the next available date. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to welcoming you soon.
2025
Term 4
- Thursday 23 October @ 9:30am- 9:50am
- Friday 31 October @ 11:30am- 11:50am
2026
Therapy sessions will commence from Monday 23 February 2026.
Term 1
- Thursday 12 February @ 9:30am- 9:50am
- Friday 20 February @ 11:30am- 11:50am
- Progress tracking
- Staff feedback
- Alignment with goals
- Improved student learning
- Timeframe
- Continue therapy or not
This process must be repeated at the start of each school year.
Parents role in the process
Parents help this process run smoothly by:
- Making the external provider request in writing to our school.
- Letting providers know if their child will be away or if there is a school event on that day.
For more information on accessing external provider support, see our Parents and carers external provider factsheet.