Securing the Spiritual, Cultural, Social and Moral Development of the School Community The curriculum in all its parts attempts to create an environment where the potential for development of the whole person is realised in individual lives. There are regular opportunities, taught and caught, to learn about and to experience qualities like love, forgiveness, inspiration, humour, tolerance, beauty, awe and wonder. The whole curriculum develops students’ spiritual, cultural, social and moral development. However, parts of the curriculum such as Religious Education, Literature, Drama, Music, Art, History, Modern Foreign Languages, PE and PSHE are particularly well equipped to encourage understanding and the development of
specific human qualities. Through our school reward scheme, Characters of Success we aim to measure progress, particularly in the moral and spiritual spheres. All curriculum areas identify aspects of their taught curriculum and schemes of work where opportunities may be provided for the development of these qualities. Teachers are encouraged to use a variety of learning styles which will allow all students to reflect on important issues and aspects of life.
Social and Moral development policy. Also supportive of this policy are the ‘Tutor Time Thunks’ which tie in with the current PSHE theme being taught and are discussed during tutor time. Numerous school trips, whether local, national or international, along with a vast array of curricular and extra-curricular opportunities, all make valuable contributions to students’ maturing sense of spiritual, cultural, social and moral development.
The school assembly system follows a weekly, non-faith based theme which is designed to reflect the values of the Spiritual, Cultural,
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