Watch to our Online Enrolment Masterclass, Practical Tools for Schools in Complex Times.

Enrolment decisions are more than administration – they’re leadership choices that shape your school’s culture, impact staff and students, and carry significant legal, operational and reputational consequences.

This 90 minute masterclass goes beyond theory to give school leaders and enrolment staff the strategic insight and practical tools needed to confidently manage enrolments involving students with diagnosed and undiagnosed disabilities.

The session focusses on Victorian and federal anti-discrimination laws, however will have broad application to schools in other jurisdictions.

What you’ll gain:

  • Clear understanding of obligations under anti-discrimination laws and the Disability Standards.
  • Tools for respectful family conversations, sound record-keeping, and consistent decision-making.
  • Practical strategies to support students with disabilities while balancing school operations.


Why Watch:

Gain confidence to lead enrolment discussions, assess reasonable adjustments, and manage risk while upholding your school’s inclusive values.

Who Should Watch:

School leaders, enrolment staff, and those supporting students with disabilities.

Presenters

Skye Rose

Practice Leader

Skye is an expert lawyer in the fields of workplace relations, discrimination and child safety. A skilled negotiator, litigator and commercial advisor, Skye has led some of the most significant discrimination cases in Victoria.

Abbey Dalton

Associate

Abbey focuses on child safety, discrimination and workplace relations. She strives to provide a calm, empathetic and strategic approach to client problems, ensuring that the client’s needs remain central to any solution.

Tal Shmerling

Special Counsel

Tal is an expert in discrimination and equality laws, having worked in senior legal and policy roles at Victoria’s equal opportunity regulator, Ambulance Victoria and the Victorian Government. He has advised on many significant discrimination and human rights cases and led investigations into discrimination and harassment. He is known for providing clear, practical and pragmatic solutions that create safer workplaces, schools and organisations and position his clients as leading employers, educators and service providers.