Our School
Reach for the Stars
Maddington Education Support Centre (MESC) demonstrates a calm and caring environment where every child is valued and treated as an individual. Our school motto is “We encourage every child to reach their full potential”. This is reflected in our logo, which shows everyone ‘reaching for the stars’.
We enrol Kindergarten to Year 6 students who have a diagnosis that meets eligibility in accordance with Department of Education processes and criteria.
Our educational philosophy at Maddington Education Support Centre is driven by our school values: I do my best, I listen to the bosses, I am kind, and I empty my bucket.
I do my best
Our educational practice aligns with the values of the ABLEWA (Abilities Based Learning Education, Western Australia) curriculum and the Western Australian Curriculum, empowering students with engagement and readiness to learn. We value and support the holistic child and support the development of their skills, interest, and abilities. We promote skill mastery though broad achievable goals and target responsive progression every day, ensuring that all are doing their best.
I listen to the bosses
Our experienced staff embrace the Gradual Release of Responsibility model. This model is an educational approach that moves through direct teacher led instruction, co-developed guided practice, and functional independence. Teachers deliver a structured and sequenced approach to explicitly teaching new content. The model is not linear and is responsive to student learning, with teaching moving between modelled, guided and independent teaching practices.
The Gradual Release of Responsibility model provides a structured framework for reducing scaffolding and support when learning a new task or concept. This straightforward model is tailored to students’ individual cognitive ability, uses visuals, concise language, and repetition to support understanding and breaks down tasks into clear manageable steps.
I am kind
Maddington Educational Support Centre is a supportive, safe, and inclusive environment. Students learn social skills, protective behaviours, and participate in enrichment programs such as Ngalkoo (a sensory eating program). Our Ngalkoo motto is Different is okay, emphasising that difference in sensory needs, stimulation and cognitive ability is welcome and accepted.
I empty my bucket
Our students benefit from a strong sensory regulation program called Empty Bucket. We encourage students to become aware of their body and emotions and to ask for an empty bucket session if they feel dysregulated. An empty bucket session involves some or all of the 8 sensory needs (visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, vestibular systems and proprioception and interoception) and balances the central nervous system Activities that allow the student to become aware of and adjust their arousal levels, attention and emotional responses
