1. Kathryn Wright

2.  SMSC development is the second aim of education (Education Reform Act 1988) – The school curriculum should aim to promote pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and prepare all pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life.  Under the Ofsted 2012 inspection framework SMSC is judged under the quality of teaching, leadership and management of the school and overall effectiveness. All evidence forms include space to comment on SMSC.

4.  Pupils’ spiritual development is shown by their:  beliefs, religious or otherwise, which inform their perspective on life and their interest in and respect for different people’s feelings and values  sense of enjoyment and fascination in learning about themselves, others and the world around them, including the intangible  use of imagination and creativity in their learning  willingness to reflect on their experiences

5.  Pupils’ moral development is shown by their:  ability to recognise the difference between right and wrong and their readiness to apply this understanding in their own lives  understanding of the consequences of their actions  interest in investigating, and offering reasoned views about, moral and ethical issues.

6.  Pupils’ social development is shown by their:  use of a range of social skills in different contexts, including working and socialising with pupils from different religious, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds  willingness to participate in a variety of social settings, cooperating well with others and being able to resolve conflicts effectively  interest in, and understanding of, the way communities and societies function at a variety of levels

7.  Pupils’ cultural development is shown by their:  understanding and appreciation of the wide range of cultural influences that have shaped their own heritage  willingness to participate in, and respond to, for example, artistic, musical, sporting, mathematical, technological, scientific and cultural opportunities  interest in exploring, understanding of, and respect for cultural diversity and the extent to which they understand, accept, respect and celebrate diversity, as shown by their attitudes towards different religious, ethnic and socio- economic groups in the local, national and global communities.

8. Ofsted will look at the following 4 areas:  Achievement  Quality of teaching  Behaviour and safety  Leadership and management We will focus on the first two areas for spiritual and cultural development.

9. We do lots of this We do this sometimes We rarely do this What is this?!!! Choose one or two things from the bottom two boxes. What might be the obstacles to this/these?

10.  Swop your statements and ‘obstacles’ with another group  Discuss ways in which these obstacles might be overcome and how these aspects of spiritual/cultural development may be promoted more effectively.  Jot down your ideas for the other group.

11.  Choose two of the following subject areas:  Maths/Numeracy  English/literacy  Science  ICT  PE  A humanity ( history, geography, politics)  Creative and expressive arts ( music, art and design, drama etc)  Technology OR  Take two different creative curriculum topics Look at the cards we used before, which fit best with the subjects you have chosen? Which may be more challenging? How can we support colleagues?

12.  We all have evidence!  Much of what we are already doing supports SMSC  Talk about it in a staff meeting. Could you lead a short session?  Tools to support e.g Diocese of Norwich booklet, Shaping the Spirit ( Kent SACRE)

13. Think of a big question you might ask that is inspired or linked to the candle? Think of an activity you might do that promotes moral or social development using a candle or image of a candle…