Spiritual, Moral, Social & Cultural Education (SMSC)
“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think” – Margaret Mead
Pirbright Village Primary School is an inclusive, nurturing school which is committed to developing each child’s full potential to become successful, confident, enthusiastic and aspirational learners and citizens. We strive to achieve this by working in partnership with our children, their families and the wider community, creating an atmosphere of mutual respect and understanding, truly reflecting our school values.
The golden thread which links all elements of our curriculum and school life is SMSC which stands for Spiritual, Moral, Social & Cultural Education. Our Pirbright Pyramid really lays out the vision for out children to have a fully rounded school experience where academic potential is met (and exceeded) through the opportunities which are provided at school all around SMSC. We value SMSC as a way to not only enrich our children’s experiences and their outcomes, but see it as integral to our learning experiences and everything we do here.
Aspects of the school's SMSC journey are planned for each year, led by Mrs Dow who is in charge of the overall strategy, and fed into the School's Improvement Plan led by Mr Dutton. Other key members of staff with specific SMSC responsibility include Miss Bartholomew (Values), Miss Jackson (PSHE & Diversity Champion), Miss Casey (Behaviour) & Mr Smith (Anti-Bullying). The whole teaching team work on weaving the SMSC vision through the curriculum and everyone who works at Pirbright understands the importance of using every opportunity to help children to develop their skills.
Focus: Spiritual
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How do we achieve it at Pirbright? | Pirbright Values PSHE curriculum RE curriculum as designated by the Agreed Surrey Syllabus Cross-Curricular planning in all subjects to maximise links across the curriculum and the SMSC journey Choices over creative presentation of Home Learning Tasks – open ended and child directed 5 Wells of Wellness assemblies: Spiritual Well British Values assemblies sequence (6 weeks) Diversity assemblies sequence (6 weeks) School visits to places of worship i.e. Shah Jahan Mosque and St Michaels & All Angels, Pirbright Collective worship daily practice Pirbright Lunchtime Clubs |
Focus: Moral
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How do we achieve it at Pirbright? | Pirbright Values PSHE curriculum RE curriculum as designated by the Agreed Surrey Syllabus Cross-Curricular planning in all subjects to maximise links across the curriculum and the SMSC journey Restorative Approaches model for behaviour management and conflict resolution Behaviour policy and staff training Study of British Values and understanding of the rules of law Classroom Agreements at the start of each academic year School Council to debate school issues and decide on pathways of action Debate Club and associated assemblies British Values assemblies sequence (6 weeks) Diversity assemblies sequence (6 weeks)
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Focus: Social
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How do we achieve it at Pirbright? | Pirbright Values PSHE curriculum RE curriculum as designated by the Agreed Surrey Syllabus Cross-Curricular planning in all subjects to maximise links across the curriculum and the SMSC journey World War II Tea Party for elderly members of the school community Remembrance Service and learning during Remembrance Week Pirbright Lunchtime Clubs Responsibilities around school: Team Captains/School Council/Writing Shed/Fizzy Fun/Peer Mentors/Kindness Ambassadors/Learning Champions/Librarians/Eco-Team/Lunchtime Crew/Daily Mile Crew/School Monitors/Class Monitors Harvest Festival celebrations and donations Year 6 residential fund-raising Class Assemblies and Year 6 Performance Pirbright Has Talent, Shows Week, The Summer Concert School visits to places of worship i.e. Shah Jahan Mosque and St Michaels & All Angels, Pirbright Community Engagement i.e. Christmas cards for The Rawlins Club, Pirbright Art Exhibition entries, Pirbright Village Fair contributions. Enterprise projects in each year group British Values assemblies sequence (6 weeks) Diversity assemblies sequence (6 weeks) Behaviour policy and staff training |
Focus: Cultural
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How do we achieve it at Pirbright? | Pirbright Values PSHE curriculum RE curriculum as designated by the Agreed Surrey Syllabus Cross-Curricular planning in all subjects to maximise links across the curriculum and the SMSC journey British Values assemblies sequence (6 weeks) Diversity assemblies sequence (6 weeks) Music assemblies Musician of the Month School Council to debate school issues and decide on pathways of action Pirbright Has Talent, Shows Week, The Summer Concert Sporting calendar including Potted Sports and Sports Days alongside team events Voting for Team Captains in September Diversity Champion Equalities policy and action plan International Women’s Day Links to the military and the context this gives the school Remembrance Service and learning during Remembrance Week Theme week at the beginning of the year Pirbright Lunchtime Clubs School visits to places of worship i.e. Shah Jahan Mosque and St Michaels & All Angels, Pirbright |
