Student Plans
Individual Education Plans (IEPs) are a core part of supporting students with disability. Junipa's plan builder helps you create, manage, and review plans efficiently.
Start from a Template
Rather than building plans from scratch, use plan templates to establish a consistent structure across your school. Templates ensure every plan covers the essentials while saving teachers time.
Good templates include:
- Standard IEP — goals, strategies, accommodations, review dates
- Behaviour Support Plan — triggers, de-escalation strategies, reward systems, escalation pathways
- Transition Plan — for students moving between year levels, campuses, or post-school settings
- Safety Plan — risk assessment, emergency protocols, communication procedures
Organisation portals can distribute templates to all connected schools, ensuring consistency across campuses.
Write Measurable Goals
Vague goals are difficult to review and impossible to measure. Use the SMART framework:
| Element | Example |
|---|---|
| Specific | "Use a visual schedule independently to transition between activities" |
| Measurable | "Complete 4 out of 5 transitions without adult prompting" |
| Achievable | Appropriate for the student's current ability level |
| Relevant | Directly related to the student's identified needs |
| Time-bound | "By the end of Term 2" |
Goals to Avoid
- "Improve reading" — too vague to measure
- "Be more focused in class" — subjective and unmeasurable
- "Complete all homework" — may not be achievable or relevant to the adjustment
Review Plans Regularly
A plan that sits untouched for a year is not a plan — it is a document. Build reviews into your term rhythm:
- Informal check-in (monthly): Is the student progressing? Are strategies being implemented? Quick conversation with the classroom teacher.
- Formal review (termly): Update goals, adjust strategies, record progress. Involve the parent/carer where appropriate.
- Annual review: Full plan rewrite with updated assessments, new goals, and fresh specialist input.
Junipa tracks plan review dates and can flag overdue reviews in the dashboard.
Involve the Right People
Effective plans are collaborative. Ensure the following people have input:
- Case manager — coordinates the plan and monitors progress
- Classroom teachers — implement strategies daily and provide progress observations
- Specialist staff — speech pathologists, psychologists, occupational therapists
- Parents/carers — provide home context and consent
- The student (where appropriate) — student voice strengthens engagement and ownership
Link Plans to Evidence
Every plan should generate evidence. When a strategy from the plan is implemented, record it as an evidence entry and link it to the plan. This creates a clear chain from planning to action to outcome — exactly what auditors want to see.
The strongest student profiles in Junipa are those where the plan, the evidence, and the review cycle all reinforce each other. A plan sets the direction, evidence shows the work, and reviews confirm progress.