At Calow Church of England (VC) Primary School, spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is interwoven across the curriculum. Although some aspects may be taught discretely, it is seen as being encompassed in different ways through the subjects taught, Collective Worships, activities carried out and the ethos and values of the school. Our ‘SHINE’ values help the whole school community to think about the kind of people we aspire to be with the values of Show respect; Honesty and kindness; Include others; Never give up and Enthusiastic learners at the heart of school life.
The foundations of spiritual, moral, social and cultural development are laid at home with the school programme for promoting SMSC development complementing, supporting and enhancing this whilst the children are part of our school community and beyond. We ‘Show our SHINE everywhere’.
What is SMSC?
Spiritual development of pupils is shown by their:
Moral development of pupils is shown by their:
Social development of pupils is shown by their:
Cultural development of pupils is show by their:
Spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development is the overarching umbrella that encompasses personal development across the whole curriculum.
(Taken from the Ofsted School Inspection Handbook 2019.)
Our curriculum is under constant review so that we can take into account our rapidly changing world and ensure that a wide range of learning opportunities for SMSC, citizenship and British Values are included within each subject within the curriculum. See below for our subject statements.
Each year a range of activities take place that complement and enhance our SMSC teaching. Examples of these include Harvest Festival, Remembrance Day, Celebration Assemblies, Christmas plays, Local Democracy – voting and taking part in School Council, Eco Committee Work, Playground Pals, themed days and weeks (such as World Book Day, Sports Day, Safer Internet Day, R.E. Day and Mental Health Day and Anti-bullying week), Grandparents’ Sessions for intergenerational collaboration, whole school visits, residential visits, a range of clubs, PTFA events, school and community competitions and events, special lunches such as Mothering Sunday and Fathers’ Day, charity events, creation and performance of a school song, visits from the police, fire service etc., visitors taking Collective Worships / assemblies (eg. MAST, Dogs’ Trust, Severn Trent), Sports Day, Arts events, celebration of a range of cultural days.
Calow Church of England (VC) Primary School also ensures that children are taught a consistent ‘Conduct Curriculum’ across the school and achievements are celebrated with our daily class SHINE Awards, weekly Celebration assemblies and monthly Headteacher’s Awards. Children are also in one of four Houses (Earth, Air, Fire and Water) across the age range in school to encourage working together and support each other in a different way. They are individually rewarded with House points which are then combined to earn House rewards.
Subject Statements
Year Group Statements