Curriculum first
Programmes do not replace the curriculum.
The Year 7-9 curriculum remains the central source of what MSC teaches. Programmes describe how activity can be organised, extended or shared.
Programmes
Ways MSC can be delivered and extended.
Programmes sit around the shared curriculum. They give schools room for practical projects, competitions, enrichment and larger events without creating a different curriculum for every school.
Reusable programmes
One programme model, adaptable across schools.
Reusable programmes can be adopted by participating schools while the shared Year 7-9 curriculum stays consistent.
MSC Competitions
Competition can add motivation and shared goals to MSC, but it sits around the learning rather than replacing it. Scoring should reward subject accuracy, evidence, adaptation, testing and communication where relevant.
Participating MSC students
Practical STEM Projects
Practical projects are a core way MSC can be delivered. The exact activity changes by year and subject, but students are expected to show thinking, respond to evidence or constraints and improve the quality of the final outcome.
Years 7-9
STEM Enrichment
Enrichment gives schools room to extend MSC through clubs, workshops and additional projects while the central Year 7-9 curriculum remains consistent.
Participating MSC students
School-specific programmes
Local delivery without pretending it is universal.
Some programmes belong to one school's implementation. They remain visible in the wider model, but their detailed pages live inside that school's MSC area.
School choice
Schools show only what they actually run.
A school page references programme records rather than hard-coding separate descriptions that can drift out of date.
Built to be shared
A consistent standard for every school.
Programmes can be adopted, adapted and delivered locally while keeping the purpose and quality of MSC clear.