SMSC
Why is the Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural (SMSC) dimension of education important to Ash Manor School?
According to neuroscientist Jay Gield, the way in which teenagers learn, communicate and entertain has evolved more in the last 15 years than in the previous 570 years. SMSC at Ash Manor School helps pupils to cope, adapt and thrive in an age of ever increasing certainty. We encourage pupils to be open minded and we explore why this value alone, will allow them to flourish in any profession, life experience and social situation. SMSC will contribute to:
We have made it explicitly clear we do this at Ash Manor School and so please have a look at where it is shown across subjects and years groups below. At Ash Manor School we encourage pupils to be confident, enthusiastic, creative, determined, independent and considerate so that they can adapt to an ever changing exciting new world. Above all we:
SMSC can be described as the golden thread which binds all aspects of education and allows AMS pupils to become lifelong learners. The spiritual element allows pupils to reflect on their identity, worth and explore the purpose of life. The moral element shows understanding of agreed values and the development of their personal code. We focus on pupil's social development at not only within the school, but also locally, nationally and globally. The final element deeply embeds and allows for shared experience within a variety of cultures so that pupils are confident in expressing their own values and learning from others.
According to neuroscientist Jay Gield, the way in which teenagers learn, communicate and entertain has evolved more in the last 15 years than in the previous 570 years. SMSC at Ash Manor School helps pupils to cope, adapt and thrive in an age of ever increasing certainty. We encourage pupils to be open minded and we explore why this value alone, will allow them to flourish in any profession, life experience and social situation. SMSC will contribute to:
- higher level learning
- promoting stretch and challenge
- motivating and engaging
- enjoying and achieving
- personal growth / development
- independence and confidence
- asking the 'big questions'
- exploring patterns / connections
- engaging with real life
- enabling a sense of meaning.
We have made it explicitly clear we do this at Ash Manor School and so please have a look at where it is shown across subjects and years groups below. At Ash Manor School we encourage pupils to be confident, enthusiastic, creative, determined, independent and considerate so that they can adapt to an ever changing exciting new world. Above all we:
- consider, how we reflect on issues
- appreciate, and foster a sense of empathy
- respect, and modify thinking by changing perspective
- engage, and organise activities that cause direct interaction with real values and dimensions.
SMSC can be described as the golden thread which binds all aspects of education and allows AMS pupils to become lifelong learners. The spiritual element allows pupils to reflect on their identity, worth and explore the purpose of life. The moral element shows understanding of agreed values and the development of their personal code. We focus on pupil's social development at not only within the school, but also locally, nationally and globally. The final element deeply embeds and allows for shared experience within a variety of cultures so that pupils are confident in expressing their own values and learning from others.
