Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural

Social, Moral, Spiritual, and Cultural (SMSC) Education lies at the heart of our curriculum and our commitment to realising our vision. It is our belief that we are creating future adults with the skills and inclination to leave a positive impact on the world – anywhere in the world.

Our SMSC offer underpins our commitment to ensuring that when they leave our school, our children are true Global Citizens regardless of their background or any protected characteristics. We teach and expect every child to demonstrate high levels of personal integrity, confidence, and articulacy that they will carry with them throughout their lives.

We believe children’s progress in SMSC is as dependent on the acquisition of knowledge and skills as the academic subjects. Our SMSC curriculum is designed to ensure that all statutory content is delivered in a way that ensures success for all children and removes barriers to learning. SMSC is delivered through a combination of direct teaching, whole-school assemblies, class-based discussions led by the class teacher, and classroom activities. 

RSE & PSHE

We made a deliberate choice to follow the Kapow Primary Relationships & Sex Education (RSE) and Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) curriculum.The reason for this is that the scheme aims to give children the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that they need to effectively navigate the complexities of life in the 21st Century. The curriculum covers key areas which will support children to make informed choices now and in the future around their health, safety, wellbeing, relationships, and financial matters and will support them in becoming confident individuals and active members of society. This aligns directly with our school vision statement to 'empower every child to thrive and contribute as a global citizen'.

Our SMSC offer is delivered in conjunction with our Inclusion offer and Behaviour Policy. We teach emotional literacy through the Zones of Regulation programme which is a powerful and accessible tool for communicating and regulating emotions and supports all children to succeed at school. Children earn Class Dojo points for their houses and towards their own milestones; Dojo points are linked explicitly to our school values. All staff employ a shared language when it comes to praising expected behaviours and recognising when children have demonstrated our values. Please see our SMSC Policy and our RSE / PSHE Policy for more information here: /481/policies

Religious Education (RE) 

Our Religion and worldviews curriculum aims to develop deep thinkers who are open-minded about religion and worldviews - it is relevant to pupils, reflecting and preparing them for life in modern Britain. Through the scheme, children will secure a deep understanding of concepts in order to be able to make connections, ask and respond to challenging questions, learn to respect and appreciate worldviews that are different to their own and consider their personal preconceptions, responses and views.

Children build their conceptual knowledge through studying religions and worldviews locally, nationally and globally in our progressive curriculum, enabling them to make links and connections between worldviews, develop disciplinary skills and build on their understanding of their positionality in relation to their learning . By revisiting key ‘big questions’ and building on prior knowledge, pupils learn about how religion and worldviews are lived experiences across the world, consider the impact of worldviews on society and have opportunities to consider their personal worldviews.

Kapow Primary’s R&W scheme of work enables pupils to meet the government guidance, which states that RE must reflect that ‘the religious traditions in Great Britain are, in the main, Christian while taking account of the teaching and practices of the other principal religions represented in Great Britain’. For children in the Early Years Foundation Stage,, the lessons allow pupils to work towards targeted ‘Understanding the world’ Development matters statements and Early learning goals, while covering foundational knowledge that will support them in their further Religion and worldviews learning in Key stage 1

Global Values 

We have selected 12 Global Principles that support us to realise our school vision. As such, we have a balanced list of principles to help us grow children into compassionate, respectful, and ambitious citizens who treat others sensitively and are intentional about achieving their goals. 

Our Global Principles: 

• Appreciation 
• Curiosity 
• Determination 
• Creativity 
• Grit 
• Respect 
• Teamwork 
• Resilience 
• Excellence 
• Leadership 
• Compassion 
• Responsibility 

Every Friday we hold a Celebration Assembly where we celebrate children who have demonstrated our four school values of Respect, Inclusivity, Kindness and Integrity or any of the above global principles. The ethos of excellence underpins everything we do from behaviour on the playground to presentation in children’s work.