The Powerpoint is here
https://www.hirstwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Non-Specific-curriculum-p1-p4-Small.pdf
Here are the written notes from P1 – P4
The delegates felt the issues for school are…
There is new generation of learners
People are working with a wider range of medical issues
There are more tracheostomies to deal with!
More seizures to deal with!
Schools need more and more specialist equipment
There are a wider range of behavioural issues to work with
There is low self-esteem not just with staff but also our learners
Even with a PMLD/CLDD groups there are a massive range of learning strengths
Less feedback and shorter periods of engagement
Teachers and assistants need to be prepared and ready for short periods of engagement
Greater expertise needed such as SALT, Physio and sensory specialists
Staff are always faced with the challenge of time
Safeguarding can be an issue
There are more staff anxieties
Staff need to understand more about play
Staff need to learn more about non-subject specific learning
Schools need new staff training to develop their expertise
They also commented and questioned…
Why are we still teaching subjects?
Teaching needs to be ‘sensory – individual – personalised
Some are using topics and themes, including personalised topics in Scotland one school are working on building an ambition
It’s easier to work with groups when classes are based on cognitive ability
As a learner gets older there is an pressure to deliver subjects which are not appropriate
But subjects offer a vehicle to give staff ideas for teaching
Staff need to get the environments right
Here is a link for Elizabeth Ann Wood, BA (Hon), PGCE,