Purpose: To ensure implementation of policy and establishment of an Inclusive Education System

Roles and responsibilities:

• Capacitate educators in identification and support of learners experiencing barriers.
• Assist children and youth at risk and in conflict with the law
• Consultation: with others in the school system as an interdisciplinary team member.
• Direct intervention: with children and parents in individual, group, and family modalities.
• Coordinate adequate provision of institutional resources to special schools
• Ensure effective functioning of and performance of special schools and provisioning of assistive devices
• Co-ordinate, monitor and support the implementation of national policies, acts and regulations pertaining to Inclusive Education and the implementation of the provincial roll- out plan on Inclusive
• Education (SIAS, Accommodation and Concessions, White Paper 6.)
• Perform early identification of barriers to learning, assessment, referrals/ placement
• Render a support service related to the implementation of the national curriculum as it pertains to learners experiencing barriers to learning.
• To assess and provide support to learners with profound intellectual disabilities in care centres and facilitate placement in special schools

Director
Chief Education Specialist
Deputy Chief Education Specialist	Deputy Chief Education Specialist	Deputy Chief Education Specialist	Deputy Chief Education Specialist	Deputy Chief Education Specialist	Deputy Chief Education Specialist
Learning Support	Social Services	Psychological Services	Special Institution Support Services	Therapeutic services	Learners with Severe and Profound Disabilities(LSPID)
Provide curriculum support to learners with barriers	Provide behavioral interventions as part of a District-based team	Assessment and placement of learners with barriers in Special School	To facilitate Institutional support services to Special School	Provide therapeutic services	Managing LSPID conditional grant