PROMOTING SMSC ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
ENGLISH contributes to children’s SMSC development through:
• Developing confidence and expertise in language, which is an important aspect of individual and social identity; • Enabling pupils to understand and engage with the feelings and values embodied in high quality poetry, fiction, drama, film and television; • Developing pupils’ awareness of moral and social issues in fiction, journalism, magazines, radio, television and film; • Helping pupils to understand how language changes over time, the influences on spoken, and written language and social attitudes to the use of language |
SCIENCE contributes to children’s SMSC development through:
• Encouraging pupils to reflect on the wonder of the natural world; • Awareness of the ways that science and technology can affect society and the environment; • Consideration of the moral dilemmas that can result in scientific developments; • Showing respect for differing opinions, on creation for example; • Co-operation in practical activity; • Raising awareness that scientific developments are the product of many different cultures. |
GEOGRAPHY contributes to children’s SMSC development through:
• Opportunities for reflection on the creation, earth’s origins, future and diversity are given; • Reflection on the fair distribution of the earth’s resources and issues surrounding climate change; • Studies of people and physical geography gives our children the chance to reflect on the social and cultural characteristics of other countries |
ART contributes to SMSC by:
• Art lessons develop children’s aesthetic appreciation • In turn Art evokes feelings of ‘awe’ and ‘wonder’; • Giving pupils the chance to reflect on nature, their environment and surroundings. • Studying artists with spiritual or religious theme, issues raised by artists which concerns ethical such as war paintings |
DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY lessons make a particular contribution to children’s SMSC development through:
• Refection on products and inventions, the diversity of material and ways in which design can improve the quality of our lives; • Awareness of the moral dilemmas created by technological advances; • How different cultures have contributed to technology; • Opportunities to work as a team, recognising others’ strengths, sharing equipment. |