SMSC

How we promote SMSC at Bosham Primary School

Bosham Primary School is located in an area which is not very culturally diverse, so we are fully aware we must promote and celebrate different cultures, beliefs and faiths in our curriculum. Our pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is embedded across our curriculum, ensuring our pupils’ personal development helps them to thrive in a supportive and highly cohesive learning community.

What does it mean to be spiritual ...

Spiritual Development

This will aid the development of insights, principles, beliefs, attitudes and values, which guide and motivate us. Developing understanding of feelings and emotions, which support reflection and learning. Developing recognition that a pupil’s own insights, principles, beliefs, attitudes and that values influence them in their own lives. This is how we support pupils' spiritual development:

RE curriculum Emmanuel project
Whole school assemblies and school values.
Reflection times in classes
Outdoor learning
Y5/Y6 residentials
Harvest festival
Christmas carol service – church
PSHE Curriculum Jigsaw
Visits to church and other places of worship Mosque

Moral Development

This is about pupils building a framework of moral values which regulates their personal behaviour. It is also about a pupil’s understanding of society’s shared and agreed values. Moral development is about gaining an understanding of the range of views and the reasons for the range. It is also about developing an opinion about different views. This is how we support pupils' moral development:

RE curriculum Emmanuel project
Anti-Bullying week
Whole school assemblies and school values
Pupil voice
Young governors
Classroom buddies
Singing in the community
Our school values
PSHE curriculum – Jigsaw
Celebration assemblies

Social Development

This reflects how our school promotes opportunities for our pupils to work effectively with each other and participate successfully in the community. It involves the interpersonal skills for successful relationships and the development of skills and personal qualities necessary for living and working together. This is how we support pupils' social development:

Eco committee
Young Governors
Sports leaders
Before and after-school clubs
School visits
Transitions visits
Our school values
Participation in local drama workshops
Local sporting competitions and events
Class Buddy
School productions
Sports days
Interhouse competitions – dance, gym, hockey
Young voices

Nurturing Cultural Awareness in Early Childhood

Cultural Development

This is how our school develops a pupil’s understanding and respect of cultures, including their own, and rejects discrimination based on difference. It also fosters an eagerness to participate in new experiences and to develop awareness of music, art, dance and literature, etc. in different cultures. This is how we support pupils' social development: