Scope of Practice Statement

Montana Academy / Akademie Scope of Practice

1. Purpose of the Hub

Montana Academy operates as a registered Tutor Centre providing structured academic support for homeschool learners enrolled with recognised curricula, including Impaq and Cambrilearn.

The Tutor Centre exists to support learners through:

  • The Tutor Centre exists to support learners through:
  • Supervised learning sessions
  • Structured routines and clear expectations
  • Academic guidance and facilitation
  • A calm, predictable learning environment

Montana Academy also functions as a homeschool support hub, supporting families without replacing parents or curriculum providers.

Montana Academy operates strictly as an educational support environment.
It is not a clinical, therapeutic, or medical service.

2. Educational Scope

Within its educational role, Montana Academy may:

  • Facilitate learning using approved homeschool curricula
  • Provide structured daily routines and learning schedules
  • Apply consistent, rule-based behavioural expectations
  • Allow reasonable educational accommodations, including:
    • Sensory supports
    • Movement breaks
    • Flexible pacing
    • Alternative input or output methods

The hub may support learners with diverse learning profiles, including:

  • Neurotypical learners
  • Learners with Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) up to Level 2 support needs, where appropriate

All support provided remains educational in nature.

3. What the Hub Does Not Provide

Montana Academy does not:

  • Diagnose Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, or any other condition
  • Provide psychological, psychiatric, or medical services
  • Deliver occupational therapy, speech therapy, behavioural therapy, or psychotherapy
  • Offer counselling or mental health treatment
  • Assess or assign diagnostic levels or clinical support classifications
  • Replace or substitute external professional care

Facilitators are not clinicians, therapists, or medical professionals.

4. Role of Facilitators

Facilitators at Montana Academy:

  • Supervise and support academic learning
  • Implement structured routines and clear rules
  • Assist learners with organisation and task completion
  • Support regulation through educational strategies
  • Maintain a calm, predictable learning environment

Facilitators do not:

  • Interpret clinical symptoms
  • Provide therapeutic interventions
  • Manage medical or mental health treatment plans

5. Learner Eligibility and Boundaries

The hub is designed to support learners who:

  • Can participate in a structured learning environment
  • Can communicate needs functionally (verbally or through established supports)
  • Can self-regulate with guidance and environmental support
  • Do not require constant one-to-one clinical supervision
  • Do not present unmanaged risk to themselves or others

Learners with very substantial support needs (ASD Level 3), or those requiring intensive clinical intervention, fall outside the scope of this hub and should be supported by specialist services.

6. Parent / Guardian Responsibility

Parents or legal guardians remain responsible for:

  • All medical, psychological, and therapeutic care
  • Obtaining and managing external professional support
  • Disclosing relevant diagnoses, support needs, and risks
  • Communicating changes in a learner’s needs or circumstances

Montana Academy operates in partnership with families, not as a substitute for clinical care.

7. Referral and Review

If a learner’s needs exceed the scope of educational support offered:

  • The hub may recommend external professional consultation
  • The hub reserves the right to review or discontinue placement
  • Decisions will be made in the best interests of the learner, staff, and learning community

8. Commitment to Ethical Practice

Montana Academy is committed to:

  • Inclusive, respectful education
  • Clear role boundaries
  • Ethical governance
  • Learner safety and wellbeing
  • Transparent communication with families

This Scope of Practice ensures that all learners are supported appropriately, responsibly, and within the lawful boundaries of educational facilitation.

Scope of Practice – Frequently Asked Questions

What services does Montana Academy provide?

Montana Academy provides educational facilitation and supervised learning support for homeschooled learners enrolled in recognised curricula such as Impaq and Cambrilearn.
Our role is to support learning through structure, routine, and academic guidance within defined educational boundaries.

What services does Montana Academy not provide?

Montana Academy does not provide:
Formal schooling
Curriculum design or assessment
Medical, psychological, or therapeutic services
Behavioural therapy or intervention plans
Diagnosis or treatment of learning or developmental conditions

Is Montana Academy a special needs or therapy centre?

No.
Montana Academy is an educational support hub, not a special needs centre or clinical service. Any therapeutic or medical support must be arranged independently by parents with qualified professionals.

Can you accommodate learners with ASD or ADHD?

Montana Academy is neurodiversity-aware and may support learners with ADHD and some learners with ASD Levels 1–2, depending on the learner’s independence and support needs.
Learners requiring intensive clinical or behavioural intervention fall outside our scope of practice.

Who determines whether a learner is suitable for the hub?

Suitability is determined through a parent consultation process, ensuring alignment between the learner’s needs, the hub’s capabilities, and the defined scope of practice.

Clear boundaries exist to protect learners, families, and facilitators, and to ensure ethical, responsible educational support.

Looking for clarity before enrolling?

View our full Frequently Asked Questions page or read our Scope of Practice Statement.