Teaching and Organisation

Practical activities to develop SMSC will include: Class discussions and circle time which will give pupils opportunities to:

• Talk about personal experiences and feelings.
• Express and clarify their own ideas and beliefs.
• Speak about difficult events, e.g. bullying, death etc.
• Share thoughts and feelings with other people.
• Explore relationships with friends/family/others.
• Consider others’ needs and behaviour.
• Show empathy.
• Develop self-esteem and a respect for others.
• Develop a sense of belonging.
• Develop the skills and attitudes that enable pupils to develop socially, morally, spiritually and culturally — e.g. empathy, respect, open mindedness, sensitivity, critical awareness

Other curriculum areas provide opportunities to:

• Listen and talk to each other.
• Learn an awareness of treating all as equals.
• Agree and disagree.
• Take turns and share equipment.
• Work cooperatively and collaboratively.
• Work together in different groupings and situations.
• Encourage the children to behave appropriately at meal times.
• Take responsibility e.g. Yellow hat playground squad, class monitors, register monitors, delivering messages and looking after younger children. Encourage teamwork in PE and games.
• Show appreciation of the performances of other children regardless of ability.
• Listen to music from different composers, cultures and genres
• Meet people from different cultures and countries.
• Participate in a variety of different educational visits.
• Take part in live performances.
• Collective worship themes will explore important aspects of our heritage and other cultures e.g. festival days, the patron saints and national celebrations.
• Study literature and art from different cultures supported by visits from writers and artists and participating in workshops.
• Give children opportunities to hear and see live performances by professional actors, dancers and musicians.
• Participate in traditional English country dancing as well as dance from other cultures.
• Make and evaluate food from other countries.
• Listen to music and learn songs from different cultures and play a range of instruments including steel pans and samba.
• Study the contributions to society that certain famous people have made.
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Links with the wider community

• Visitors are welcomed into our school.
• Links with the local church are fostered and half term assemblies are led by our local vicar and Gateway.
• The school will support the work of a variety of charities.
• The development of a strong home-school agreement is regarded as very important, enabling parents and teachers to work in an effective partnership to support the children.
• Children will be taught to appreciate and take responsibility for their local environment.