Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural at Helston Community College (SMSC)
This statement supports the following vision and values: inspiring learning, ambition and aspiration, support and guidance, respect, fostering talent, widening horizons. All staff at Helston Community College work collaboratively to create a: positive, challenging, stimulating, inspiring and caring environment for students learning journey.
The school works consistently to develop a community which encourages all stakeholders to have a healthy respect for one another. At Helston Community College we believe that social, moral, spiritual and cultural development is key to allowing students to take their place in a 21st century society.
SMSC permeates all of the work that we do at Helston Community College, both academically and pastorally.
Spiritual development
Aim
- The aim of spiritual development is to encourage and allow opportunities for students to reflect upon their own beliefs and the beliefs of others, religious or otherwise.
Objectives:
Students will be encouraged to:
- Help develop students’ self-esteem and growth mindset
- Allow them to develop their own personal beliefs, morals and values
- Allow students to gain an understanding and respect for others beliefs
- Explore spiritual values through a range of subjects such as: music, art, drama and RE, PE, PSHE
- Allow students to express themselves
- Develop empathy
- What this looks like in the curriculum...
- A broad and balanced RE curriculum that follows the SACRE
- A broad and balanced PSHE curriculum that meets statutory requirements
- PSHE lessons that involve themed discussions
- A tutor programme that includes links to cultural capital and current global affairs
- An opportunity for students to explore pathways of development through Careers, Education, Information and Guidance (CEIAG)
- Trips and visits which help to develop a sense of awe
- Guest speakers who develop students’ awareness of the wider world
- A positive rewards system
- Displays of students work in the classrooms and corridors to promote a sense of pride
- Development of a Student Leadership Team who feedback on areas of school development
Moral development
Aim
- The aim of moral development is to develop students understanding of what is right and wrong.
Objectives:
Students are encouraged to:
- To create a culture of excellent behaviour
- To be kind, respectful and helpful to others
- To develop empathy
- To develop listening skills
- To promote the Fundamental British values of; mutual respect and tolerance, individual liberty, the rule of law and democracy
What this looks like in the curriculum...
- All staff and students model excellent behaviour
- Staff follow the schools behaviour system of rewards and sanctions
- Use of restorative practise to help resolve conflict
- Study of UK parliamentary systems, criminal and civil law, voting and typed of government
- Use of the school council to feedback to school leaders
- A stable PSHE programme that incorporates moral issues
- Fund raising for local, national and international charities
- Filtered access to the internet
- Discussions about morality and behaviour in cultural capital sessions
Social development
Aim
- The aim of social development is to provide opportunities for students’ to develop skills for life. These skills will help them to live and function in a modern society.
Objectives:
Students will be encouraged to:
- Maintain positive and respectful relationships within the school
- Take an interest in opportunities provided within the school
- Develop an understanding of local, national and international communities
- Gain an understanding of the local community
- Participate in school events both within school and outside of school
- What this looks like in the curriculum...
- Students are involved in all aspects of the school through student voice, house council, student ambassador roles, student panels
- Year Group Focus representatives represent their peers
- English speaking and listening skills developed though the English curriculum
- Numeracy skills developed though the maths curriculum
- Development of transferable skills through the comprehensive careers programme
- Development of Growth Mind-set and resilience
- Work experience programmes in Year 10
- Voluntary work with local organisations and charity events
- A well developed PSHE programme that focuses on the development of skills
Cultural Development
Aim
- Cultural development at Helston Community College aims to develop students’ understanding of cultures locally, nationally and internationally in order to prepare for life in a globalised world. Students will develop and understanding of the unique elements that make up societies and groups.
Objectives:
Students are expected to:
- Develop and understanding and respect for others and their beliefs, religious and non religious
- Develop an understanding of different cultural art, music and customs
- Understand similarities and differences between societies and groups
- Experience a range of cultural events; music, sports, art, drama, dance and other media
- What this looks like in the curriculum...
- Opportunities to showcase talents in various subjects including sport, drama and music to name a few
- Creative work in art; art through culture and exploring art around the globe
- Creative work in music; looking at different cultures and music
- Sporting events including; swimming, football and netball
- Cultural opportunities in the curriculum such as Cornwall Mining Games
- RE and assemblies provide students with an opportunity to learn about different events in various religious calendars
- In English students engage in texts from different cultures
- Making links with global events such as the Olympics, Winter Olympics or World Cup
- Music lessons offered to students plus a range of music extra-curricular clubs
- Opportunities for musicians and speech and drama students to perform to their parents and the community
- Drama productions performed to wider community
- Visits from employers linked to careers
- Role of Senior Leaders and Key Staff
- To monitor SMSC delivery through drop ins, work scrutiny and student voice
- To provide the curriculum time to deliver events that promote students SMSC development
- To encourage staff and students to take part in events that help develop SMSC
- To promote student voice opportunities in the curriculum through Year Group Focus meets, student ambassadors and well-being groups
- To organise weekly cultural capital sessions/ assemblies
- To arrange assemblies that link to SMSC
- To provide opportunities for the school to engage with the local community
