External Therapist Support

To engage external therapist support at Lansvale Public School:

Step 1:

Parents please read the parent the Information for parents and carers OR Parent and carer fact sheet (Easy read)

Parents please complete a Parent/carer request form and return to the office or

email to lansvale-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

If the school agrees with the request, progress to step 2.

Step 2:

The office then contacts the therapist requesting all documents.

Therapists must read: Information and checklist for external providers

Therapists must complete and return:

1. An external provider agreement
2. Current child protection training 
3. School will send a digital declaration request to your email to complete

Therapists must provide evidence of:

1. Public liability for at least 20 million
2. Personal indemnity for at least 2 million
3. Workers compensation or insurance
4. Completed child protection training- for current year
5. Photo ID

Step 3:

School will send request form to the parents to complete (click here to see the example)

Step 4:

The school will connect the therapist and the student’s teacher so they can work out the suitable time. After a suitable time has been negotiated therapy can commence. 

Therapy is not to commence until all the documents have provided to school.

This process is to be completed at the beginning of each school year.

Step 5:

Please remember THIS FORM must be completed following every session and provided to the school within two weeks of providing the service.