Our Curriculum
MHESC fosters an ecological approach to supporting students and meeting individual needs.
All students have an Individual Education Plan (IEP), and identified outcomes are aligned to the Western Australian Curriculum. Where required, students are provided with a foundational or pre-foundational curriculum to promote access and engagement with the curriculum.
All students have to access to iPads, Smartboards and computers to support learning programs. Our students have access to a full suite of literacy and numeracy-based software, that also teaches them how to effectively use technology.
MESC students participate in weekly lessons with a Speech Pathologist, to build confidence and capacity in using both high and low tech AAC options to enhance their interactions and learning.
Students also participate in specialist Art and Dance programs throughout the year.
Assessment
Individual student achievement is directly related to progress towards the outcomes set in the children’s Individual Education Plans (IEPs). In Term 1, parents and carers are invited to meet with teachers and relevant support staff to review the students’ progress and discuss student learning goals. Academic and non-academic goals are determined by the teacher, and written into the IEP.
IEPs form the basis for ongoing assessment and recording for each semester, with teachers using a range of assessment tools such as formal and informal testing, check sheets, staff observation, anecdotal records, collaboration with therapists and outside agencies and parent notes.
Although the IEP is reported on at the end of each semester, student progress is communicated to parents regularly. Feedback during formal meetings indicates that this process is valued by parents and caregivers.
Reporting
- IEPs developed by teachers, with meetings held in Term 1 with parents, to plan the priority areas for the year.
- Formal Reports sent home at the end of Terms 2 & 4.
- Parent information is shared via Compass.
- Photos, videos and/or notes shared with parents regularly via Compass.
- Regular email correspondence between parents and principal/teachers.
