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SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social & Cultural)

SMSC development for pupils is the over-arching umbrella which encompasses personal development across the whole curriculum. Some aspects may be taught in isolation, but most will be covered and evident across the curriculum. 

Examples of SMSC and Provision at Hampton Hargate Primary School include:

  • Diwali day. Costumes, cultures, dancing.
  • Cultural topics within the curriculum: Diwali, Chinese New Year, Remembrance Day, Christmas, Easter.
  • Buddy days-working across the school in partnership.
  • Singing assemblies- spiritual and cultural songs.
  • National and International links with other schools
  • India and Bollywood days. Dancing, food tasting, Rangoli patterns, dressed in traditional clothes, work about important people.
  • BikeIt project and the Big Pedal
  • Year 4 Residential to Stibbington
  • Theatre productions for PSHCE.
  • CROPS visits and assemblies.
  • Y6 teaching maths to Y2.
  • LEGO Club.
  • Reception visit to local church.
  • Local vicar attends and delivers assemblies through the year.
  • Performance and musical opportunities.
  • Sporting activity opportunities.
  • Visits from Police, Fire Service and Ambulance.
  • Fire safety assembly.
  • Year 4/6 residential.
  • Choir events and carol singing at local events.
  • School council meetings and involvement in interviews and with visitors.
  • Lunchtime Sunshine Club.
  • Kinetic theatre productions.
  • Mathemagicians Club for Y1 and Y2
  • Trips and visits. Harry Potter studio, Hunstanton, farm, Hamerton Zoo, Duxford
  • Reception- living chick project
  • Reception children – scooter bike training
  • Wow Days – eg Anglo Saxons
  • Social Skills groups / Sunshine Lunchtime Club
  • Dr Bike-it
  • School Council – promoting pupil voice & democracy
  • Drumming workshops with instructional sessions and follow up concerts.
  • Space Day (Y1 and Y2)
  • Reading Book Bus visit.
  • Parliament Day

 

Whole School

  • Arts Award
  • ICT Mark
  • Eco Schools Award
  • Inclusion Charter Mark
  • Healthy Schools Award
  • Christmas performances.
  • Class assemblies.
  • Whole school assemblies with a focused theme.
  • SEAL themes across the school.
  • Dedicated nurture groups
  • Science Week
  • Y2 Magical Maths Club
  • Healthy Eating sessions
  • Parent ‘Welcome Meetings’ Autumn term
  • International Languages Week
  • Family Support Worker & parenting groups
  • Reading and Phonics evening for parents.
  • Reading activities- paired reading with different year groups
  • Anti-bullying and friendship themes.
  • Friendship Week
  • Winter Wonderland
  • PowerDown fortnight.
  • Mathemagician’s Day. Working in groups problem solving together.
  • RE and PSHCE curriculum.
  • Cross curricular links and stories across the world linked to the curriculum
  • Various sporting events and activities through the school and year.
  • Harvest Festival
  • Children in Need and charity days (inc Macmillan Cake sale Cancer support, Samaritan’s Purse, Jeans for Genes) through the school year to raise awareness and collect.
  • The value or and reasons for school rules and rules and laws in wider community
  • Poets and Author visits.
  • Artist week across the whole school. (Ellie Sandall)
  • Emotion Displays in every classroom. ‘How are you feeling today?’
  • BIKEIT Crew -bike puncture repairing
  • BIKEIT Award

 

 

  • Making choices and empowering pupils
  • Work and projects linked to national events.
  • World Book Day and whole school book events.
  • Modern Foreign Languages – French & Spanish
  • U Rock dance workshops and presentation.
  • Eco-warriors and achieving the Eco Flag.
  • Music lessons and instrument tuition.
  • Sports week and sporting visits.
  • Competitive sporting events and inter school competitions/Sports Days/Sport Skills events at Hampton College
  • Yamaha music assemblies.
  • NSPCC assemblies and workshops.
  • Language of the half term and languages week.
  • Excellence in Sustainable Travel
  • Behaviour weeks.
  • Family support worker and nurture groups.
  • Summer fete with local community.
  • Achievement award assemblies.
  • Community Charity Walk (Macmillan) around Hampton
  • Respect for all regardless of differences
  • Macmillan Coffee Mornings
  • Airport Day
  • MAG&T science and art sessions
  • Art curriculum and events
  • Christmas Fete
  • Language of the term
  • Themed lunches.
  • Fairtrade Fortnight.
  • Careers Week.
  • Bikeability.
  • Y6 Summer Party.
  • Safety Challenge for Y6 at local fire station.
  • Language Buddies.
  • Y6 responsibilities- Librarians, Ambassadors, Buddy Afternoons.
  • Safety Challenge
  • Swimming Gala
  • Football team
  • Bedtime stories.