Spiritual Moral Social and Cultural (SMSC)

Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) development is about everything we do in school that supports our children to be confident and resilient. To develop the skills and positive attitudes they need to be happy and successful in the diverse and changing country they are growing up in. To provide pupils with positive attributes and attitudes to make conscious and the right decisions in life. To be self-aware and learn to respect the decisions that they and others make.

Spiritual 
 
- feelings
 
- values
 
- learning about ourselves & each other
 
- understanding about our world
 
- reflection
 
- imagination and creativity
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​Moral
 
- respectful
 
- understanding consequences
 
- knowing right and wrong
 
- legal/school boundaries and rules
 
- offer views about moral & ethical
issues and appreciate viewpoints of others 

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​Social
 
- wider community - volunteering/charity
 
- school community
 
- co-operation
 
- resolving conflict
 
- respect
 
- tolerance
 
- social skills - communication and working with other pupils (inc. ethnic; socio economic; religious)
 
- embedded BV

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​​Cultural
 
- accepting
 
- respectful
 
- cultural influences own heritage and of others
 
-understanding of Britain’s demographic parliamentary system
 
- participation and responsive to artistic, musical, sporting and cultural opportunities 
 
- interest in exploring, improving understanding and showing respect for different faiths and cultural diversity 

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