At Frederick Bird Primary, we endeavour to promote pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development in all aspects of their school life.
Spiritual Development
Pupils’ spiritual development is shown by their:
- beliefs, religious or otherwise, which inform their perspective on life & their
- interest in & respect for different people’s feelings & 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
Moral Development
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
Social Development
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
Cultural Development
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
Through our curriculum, children are encouraged to work independently, reflect on their learning and challenge themselves through a choice of differentiated activities. Children come from a range of different backgrounds in our school. Staff are expected to treat each other with ‘unconditional positive regard’, expecting the same from the children. Children work and socialise with others from different religious and ethnic backgrounds in a range of learning and social opportunities. Through the curriculum and school events, we aim to promote and celebrate the diverse culture of our school community.
How we promote Spiritual Development
- Our School Values
- Our school environment
- Assemblies
- Charity days
- Celebration Days
- Multicultural experiences
- Black History Week
- Religious Education Curriculum – visits to places of worship
- School council
- Nurture groups
- Memorable Experiences through hooks for each theme
- Homework menus – home learning projects
- Therapeutic services
- Growth mindset work
How we promote Moral Development
- Our school Values
- Our learning behaviours
- Our playground behaviours
- School Election for School Council
- School Assemblies
- Class Assemblies
- Harvest food donations to the food bank
- E-safety
- Anti-bullying Week
- Challenging stereotypes
How we promote Social Development
- Our school Values
- School choir
- Nurture groups
- Memorable hook and express experiences
- Children’s University
- After School Clubs – rugby, football, basketball, gymnastics, multi-sports, engage rugby
- Sports competitions – rowing, gymnastics
- Doly Moch Residential
- Lunchtime clubs
- Homweork clubs
- Library Quiz
How we promote Cultural Development
- Our School Values
- Black History Week – study of influential leaders
- Celebration Days
- School Assemblies
- School Choir
- Children’s University Graduation Ceremony
- Year 6 graduation
- Arts Mark award
- MFL – Spanish language and culture
- Reading Library Quiz
- Spelling Bee
- School dinner special menus from around the world
- Gypsy Roma Week
- Gypsy Roma breakfast club
