SMSC in our School

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At Church Lane Primary School and Nursery Promoting SMSC is central to the schools ethos and values. We believe that SMSC development is important because it helps shape childrens attitudes and skills so that they are ready for the world. SMSC is evident across our curriculum in all year groups, below are some examples:

Every Tuesday and Thursday the  children have assemblies which focus on SEAL and PSHE. Through these assemblies we incorporate SMSC and British values which link with our school values. This particular assembly in the picture, focussed on what the childrens values were, what the schools values were and whether we thought our personal values were similar to those of Britain. This then led our discussion towards the five British Values.

Democracy

The rule of law

Individual liberty

Mutual respect

Tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs and for those without faith.

We organise a wide range of special events in school each promoting SMSC. An example of this is Harvest festival where religious leaders and members of the community are invited in to participate. We feel it is important that children recognise that not everyone comes from the same background and we all can play a part in supporting each other within society. For these events, each class usually prepares something which summarises their learning of the subject, this often involves singing, dance, artwork and poetry.

Our school council and class council give pupils an insight into the way communities and society function. Pupils vote for their class representatives through a democratic process. The council members hold regular meetings to discuss issues raised by pupils and put forward ideas for school improvement. They meet governors and discuss issues about school. To the left is the school council display in school. This board is updated by the school council themselves and they use it as a forum to communicate with school pupils.