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Home / Our Curriculum / SMSC Development

SMSC Development

Spiritual Development

  • Encouraging awe and wonder for environment – eg lying looking at clouds in the sky
  • Encouraging appreciation of nature – eg spider webs, watching ladybirds
  • Encouraging children to reflect on their experiences, individually and in group time
  • Supporting development of imagination and creativity through stories and open ended creative provision
  • Acknowledgement of importance of enjoyment to well -being  through having fun eg jumping in puddles

Moral Development

  • Through questionnaires encourage community involvement in thinking about values to promote eg being honest
  • Promote values through stories at large group time
  • Discuss values and feelings through use of the “Box of Feelings” programme
  • Reward system rewarding attitudes eg being kind
  • Staff modelling of values eg being friendly
  • Supporting children’s following of rules eg “no running in the classroom”
  • The Restorative Approach is used consistently by all staff in the nursery
  • Use of conflict resolution techniques to encourage children’s understanding of feelings of others

Social Development

  • Use of keyworker groups to encourage children to form friendships
  • Staff support social skills and development throughout play and learning experiences
  • Snack times and lunch club– supporting table manners
  • Teaching self care habits – eg blowing noses, covering mouth when coughing
  • Support inclusion of children within play and challenge any stereo typing eg “boys can’t come in the home corner”
  • Support transition process into nursery and into school
  • Support development of respectful behaviour eg listening to others, not invading other children’s space

Cultural Development

  • Appreciation of cultures of others as it arises from home backgrounds of children within nursery
  • “News from Home” sheets encourage families to tell us about their own cultural celebrations and customs and these are shared
  • Encourage bi-lingual children to use their home language, as well as English and discuss importance of this with parents
  • Challenge stereo –typical language and ensure all types of families feel accepted and respected.

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  • Online Safety
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  • Help for Parents & Carers
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