The NSW Centre for Effective Reading (NSW CER) is a specialist NSW Department of Education school. It is the Department's only tier 3 reading intervention, which partners with NSW Health.
NSW CER has hubs located in Dubbo, Wagga Wagga, Westmead and Manly. These hubs partner with schools across rural and remote NSW to support primary-aged students with reading difficulties for up to 12 months.
Our hub teams consist of a specialist teacher, psychologist and speech pathologist who provide a comprehensive assessment. For those students supported by the Westmead hub, the specialist team includes a neuropsychologist, speech pathologist and paediatrician from the Child Development Unit (CDU) at the Children's Hospital, Westmead as well as the specialist teacher.
Our Westmead Team
Our Westmead Team is located on Dragonfly Drive, Westmead on the site of the Children's Hospital, Westmead.
The Westmead team consists of many staff, including the school Principal, Deputy Principal and Business Manager. There are also 4 teachers, a School Learning Support Officer, 3 Speech Pathologists and 3 School Psychologists. Some of our staff may also work offsite at a Department of Education school on some days.
Our Westmead teachers work closely with specialist staff from the Child Development Unit at the Children's Hospital Westmead. These specialist health staff include a Clinical NeuroPsychologist, a Paediatrician and a Speech Pathologist to form the Westmead hub.
These dedicated staff located at our Westmead site work online to support students, with occasional visits to our hubs and our partner schools.
Our Dubbo Team
Our Dubbo team is located at 43 East St, Dubbo, on the site of Yawarra Community School in Dubbo.
The friendly team at Dubbo consists of an Assistant Principal, 2 teachers, a School Administration Officer (SAO) and a Student Learning Support Officer. A Speech Pathologist and School Psychologist also support the Dubbo team and are located in Sydney.
Our Dubbo team enjoys students and their families visiting them in Dubbo for their assessments. Remote (online) assessments can also be supported by the Partner school and accomodated upon request.
Our Wagga Team
Our Wagga Wagga team are located on Parkhurst St, Tolland at the site of Red Hill Public School in Wagga Wagga.
Our warm and approachable team in Wagga consists of an Assistant Principal, 2 teachers, a School Administration Officer (SAO) and a Student Learning Support Officer (SLSO). A Speech Pathologist and School Psychologist also support the Wagga team and are located in Sydney.
Our Wagga team enjoys students and their families visiting them in Wagga for their assessments. Remote (online) assessments can be supported by the Partner school and are accomodated upon request.
Our Manly Team
Our Manly Team is located at 19 Wentworth St Manly, on the site of Royal Far West, Manly.
The Manly team consists of an Assistant Principal, 1 teacher, 1 Speech Pathologist, 1 School Psychologist, a School Administration Officer (SAO) and a Student Learning Support Officer (SLSO). An additional School Psychologist supporting the Manly team is also located on a Department of Education school in far North NSW.
These dedicated staff join with the Westmead team working online to support students, with occasional visits to our hubs and our partner schools.
