Abilities Based Learning Education Support (ABLES)

 101 Professional Learning Session

for all schools who are interested in learning
more about ABLES and how it can inform
teaching and learning for students with disability

Tuesday 31 March 2026

(Week 10, Term 1)

from 1.00pm - 4.00pm

Venue: Conference Centre Room 6,
Catholic Education Office, Thebarton 

CORE FOCI AND PRIORITIES FOR THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SESSION:

• Information for ABLES Administrators
• • What is ABLES?
  • What is its purpose?
  • How is it used?
  • Student cohort. 
• How to set up ABLES for your school:
• • Assigning additional staff to gain access to the Ruby Platform
  • How to upload student profiles?
  • About the various assessments
  • How to assign assessments to students?
  • How to administer the assessments?
  • How to interpret the student reports/data?
  • Use data to inform teaching and learning, linking to the Australian Curriculum.
• How to access support:
• • Technical Support (Who to contact at Catholic Education SA)
  • Further Professional Learning via Modules and Community of Practice Network Meetings.

AITSL AUSTRALIAN PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS:

• Standard 1: Know the students and how they learn
• Standard 3: Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning
• Standard 5: Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning
• Standard 6: Engage in professional learning
• Standard 7: Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community.

INTENDED FOR:

For all school staff who are interested in learning more about ABLES and how the assessment tool can information teaching and learning for students with disability. All Catholic Schools have access to an ABLES license through Catholic Education SA.

Participants must bring their own device to the session and will require authorised access to the Ruby Platform to gain the most learning from this session.

FACILITATORS:

Angelina Ranaldo, Monique Lagana and Sally Paparella, System Coaches from the Diversity and Inclusion Team, Catholic Education SA.

REQUIREMENTS: 

This is a face-to-face session with a Microsoft Teams option for regional schools. 
Important note: The Facilitators will send a Microsoft Teams invitation to regional school participants prior to the day.

Participants are asked to refer to the attached map for car parking details for the Queen of Angels Church car park. To access the George Street site, please use the controlled crossing at the intersection of George Street and South Road.

SESSION ENQUIRIES:

Please contact Angelina Ranaldo at angelina.ranaldo@cesa.catholic.edu.au

REGISTRATIONS CLOSE: 

4.30pm on Thursday 26 March 2026

REGISTRATION ENQUIRIES:

Please contact Margaret Bressan by email at margaret.bressan@cesa.catholic.edu.au