Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development (SMSC)
What is SMSC?
SMSC stands for spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) development is the over-arching umbrella that encompasses personal development across the whole curriculum. At Treleigh, SMSC is at the heart of everything we do each day. It threads through our daily practice, through our RE and PSHE curriculum, our Relationships education, our promotion of British Values and our whole-school values and ethos, as well as our Curriculum Values. It is part of the essence of who we are and who we strive to be at Treleigh CP School.
At Treleigh School the 4 core areas are fulfilled in the following ways:
Spiritual
At Treleigh, we encourage our children to explore different beliefs and experiences; respect different faiths, feelings and values; learn about themselves, others and the surrounding world; use their imagination and creativity and reflect on their own unique experiences.
Moral
At our school, we are committed to teaching our children to recognise right and wrong; respect the law; understand consequences; investigate moral and ethical issues and offer reasoned views.
Social
We endeavour to equip our children with a range of social skills that can be transferred to many different situations both in and out of school. We provide opportunities for all our children to participate in the local community and engage with the British Values of democracy, the rule of law, liberty, respect and tolerance.
Cultural
At Treleigh, we provide our children with many opportunities throughout the curriculum to appreciate cultural influences and participate in cultural capital opportunities; appreciate the role of Britain’s parliamentary system; understand, accept, respect and celebrate diversity.
Please take time to read the following document which shows how each of these 4 core areas are addressed practically in our school environment.
