MSI Unit Curriculum - Sense

Victoria School: MSI Unit Curriculum• it has helped teaching assistants understand the rationale behind work withpupils with MSI, and make their own suggestions regarding good practice;• it can be used alongside other curricula because of the emphasis on how torather than what to teach.Some of the concerns expressed by participants have been addressed in this finalrevision – for example, by adding the case studies and glossary. Others are lessmalleable:• implementing the Curriculum in full depends on staffing and the ability tostructure the timetable and the physical environment appropriately;• some Profile items depend on the organisation of the child’s curriculum andcannot be assessed for children not taught in the way described in the MSIUnit Curriculum;• implementing the Curriculum for pupils at early Phases depends on a goodknowledge of the early stages of child development, because of the need todevise own content;• Phase 1 of the Profile represents quite an advanced level for pupils with PMLD;• it covers MSI-related needs well, but for children with significant other needs(especially at Phase 1) it might need supplementing.For some pupils and for some staff, the MSI Unit Curriculum may form a usefulbut not sufficient resource. The ‘Sources and resources’ section below suggestssome relevant additional materials.We hope that the Curriculum is of use to others. It is fundamentally an accountof practice which has helped pupils with MSI to progress over a number of years.In the pilot study feedback, we were particularly pleased by the comments whichsuggested that the Curriculum can help to extend understanding of MSI. Wehope that it is of use to you.9