SMSC
Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development at Barling Magna Primary Academy
Overview
At Barling Magna Primary Academy we recognise that the personal development of pupils, spiritually, morally, socially and culturally, plays a significant part in their ability to learn and achieve. We therefore aim to provide an education that provides pupils with opportunities to explore and develop their own values and beliefs, spiritual awareness, high standards of personal behaviour, a positive, caring attitude towards other people, an understanding of their social and cultural traditions and an appreciation of the diversity and richness of different cultures.
Aims
· To ensure that everyone connected with the school is aware of our values and principles.
· To ensure a consistent approach to the delivery of SMSC issues through the curriculum and the general life of the school.
· To ensure that a pupil's education is set within a context that is meaningful and appropriate to their age, aptitude and background.
· To ensure that pupils know what is expected of them and why.
· To give each pupil a range of opportunities to reflect upon and discuss their beliefs, feelings and responses to personal experience.
· To enable pupils to develop an understanding of their individual and group identity.
· To enable pupils to begin to develop an understanding of their social and cultural environment and an appreciation of the many cultures that now enrich our society.
· To give each pupil the opportunity to explore social and moral issues, and develop a sense of social and moral responsibility.
· To develop a reflective approach to life (see in particular how the teaching of RE influences this).
· To ensure that our school community reflects “British Values” as set out in our British Values Statement
· To encounter the practices, customs, art, music and literature which underlie the activities of people with varied backgrounds.
· To enable children to become fair minded and empathetic to the needs and beliefs of others.
· To enable children to develop a curiosity about their own feelings and about people, objects, places and events around them.
· To explore and to value the similarities and differences, faiths and beliefs between themselves and others.
For further information please refer to the Overview of 'SMSC at BMPA' document at the top of this page.