At Meadows First School our SMSC offer lies at the heart of everything we do. As a school we believe in building a community of confident, responsible, caring, compassionate, respectful and highly motivated children who achieve academically. We value the importance of children growing up into strong, active and tolerant members of society who are able to take their place in the wider world and go on to great and exciting things.
Our SMSC offer is built upon the foundations of being a Gold Rights Respecting School, our Well Being Wheel, our school learner traits: Organised, Determined, Focused and Enthusiastic and our motto “Caring Sharing Preparing for Life” These values underpin our school ethos and every pupils’ daily school life.
Spiritual Development
At Meadows First School, spiritual development enables pupils to look within themselves, at their human relationships and the wider world.
Year 3 Visit to Birmingham Central Mosque
We are committed to:
Celebrating the religious and non religious beliefs and values that our pupils bring as part of their family/heritage and to build an awareness of and respect for others’ spiritual and religious beliefs.
Fostering human values and building spiritual capacities to promote self worth, self esteem and a valuing of others.
Helping our pupils to come to an understanding of themselves and unique individuals.
Developing our pupils’ curiosity, imagination, creativity and promoting a sense of awe and wonder.
At Meadows First School, we promote spiritual development through:
Year 4 visit to the Balaji Temple
•Our Assemblies (Visions and Values, Rights Respecting and Picture news and Celebration assemblies).
•Integrated through Our Meadows Curriculum.
•School Visits to places of worship.
•Being a Gold Rights Respecting School.
•Educational visits and visitors which inspire awe and wonder.
•RE curriculum (adapted from Worcestershire County agreed syllabus)
•Our Wellbeing Wheel
•PSHE curriculum (adapted from Jigsaw)
•Themed days and weeks (e.g. outdoor classroom day)
Moral Development
At Meadows First School, moral development enables pupils to knowwhat is right and wrong and act on it accordingly.
West Merica Police visit to Year 4
Our pupils will:
Know the difference between right and wrong.
Be truthful and honest
Respect the civil and criminal laws of England.
Understand the consequences of their actions.
Help others
Appreciate the viewpoints of others and solve difference of opinions.
At Meadows First School, we promote moral development through:
Sajid Javid MP visits Meadows to discuss British
Values•Being a Gold Rights Respecting school
•PSHE and RE curriculum
•Class charter
•Our Behaviour code – ‘Be Ready, Be Respectful, Be Safe’
•Our Assemblies (Visions and Values, Rights Respecting and Picture news and Celebration assemblies)
•Social Action Projects
•Fundraising and Charity events.
•School Council
•Eco Council
•Visitors from the community (e.g. West Mercia police/Sajid Javid MP)
Social Development
At Meadows First School, social development enables pupils to know and respect their universal rights. They understand how to live in a community and be a responsible citizen
Pupils protesting about climate change.
Our pupils will:
•Fostering the skills and qualities of team building through the development of self confidence, cooperation, sensitivity to others, reliability, initiative and understanding.
•Providing an environment where pupils can take responsibility for themselves and others in school and the wider society.
•Acceptance and engagement of with the fundamental British Values of Democracy, Individual Liberty, Rule of Law, Respect and Tolerance.
•Enabling pupils to develop and demonstrate skills and attitudes that will allow them to participate and contribute positively to life in Modern Britain.
Year 4 children at Blackwell Residential
At Meadows First School, we promote social development through:
•School residentials
•Being a Gold Rights Respecting school
•School Productions
•School trips (e.g Young Voices)
•School Council
•Eco Council
•Digital Leaders
•Our Assemblies (Visions and Values, Rights Respecting and Picture news and Celebration assemblies)
•Playground champions
•Extra curricular clubs
•School visitors
•Our Behaviour code – ‘Be Ready, Be Respectful, Be Safe’
Cultural Development
Pupils visit a ocal care home to sing traditional Christmas Carols.
At Meadows First School, cultural development enables our pupils to acquire knowledge and understanding of others’ cultural traditions. We value and celebrate cultural diversity of our school and our society.
We are committed to:
•Promoting an appreciation of our own cultural tradition/s and encouraging an appreciation of other people’s cultural traditions.
•Celebrating the richness of culture and tradition.
•Providing opportunities for pupils to participate in and respond positively to artistic, musical, sporting and cultural opportunities.
At Meadows First School, we promote cultural development through:
•Our Assemblies (Visions and Values, Rights Respecting and Picture news and Celebration assemblies) Pupils attend a Rugby tournament.
•Curriculum themed days/weeks designed to inspire, excite and reinforce key themes.
•Sporting tournaments and events.
•Visits and visitors
•Music and dance events
•Showcase of creatives arts (voices and visions)
•Books
•Supporting charities on international, national and local level.
•Celebrating British culture
•Celebrating festivals/key days from around the world.
•Visits to places of worship
•Celebration of national events e.g (Olympics, King’s Coronation)
At Meadows First School our SMSC offer lies at the heart of everything we do. As a school we believe in building a community of confident, responsible, caring, compassionate, respectful and highly motivated children who achieve academically. We value the importance of children growing up into strong, active and tolerant members of society who are able to take their place in the wider world and go on to great and exciting things.
