The Cheadle Academy

Spiritual, Moral, Social, and Cultural aspects of learning

 

The Cheadle Academy strives to provide an education to all our students that provides opportunities to develop individual values and beliefs, alongside spiritual awareness and a high standard of personal conduct and behaviour. 

It is also important that our students develop into positive caring young people who respect their community, others viewpoints and cultural traditions. Our SMSC provision across the Academy strives to instil these values.

 

You can Download our SMSC policy by clicking here

 

 

 

 

Key SMSC Staff

 

If you wish to discuss your child’s SMSC provision, please contact the appropriate member of staff listed below:

 

Ms R Evans: KS3 Year Leader  revans@thecheadleacademy.co.uk

Mr R Hall: KS4 Year Leader  rhall@thecheadleacademy.co.uk

Mr C Hadley: Senior teacher DSL  chadley@thecheadleacademy.co.uk

Mrs N Slack: Principal    nslack@thecheadleacademy.co.uk

 

Provision

 

All areas of The Cheadle Academy contribute to our students spiritual, moral, social and cultural development by:-

 

• Demonstrating good behaviour and discipline;
• Promoting high standards of attainment;
• Promoting positive relationships amongst all our stakeholders;
• Providing a safe environment for learning and development.

 

 Through our classroom teaching we aim to provide opportunities for students to:-

 

• Work co-operatively with one another;
• Consider and respect the needs of others;
• Share and celebrate achievements (both inside and outside of the academy)
• Treat all as equals, accepting people who are different because of physical and learning difficulties
• Show empathy towards other
• Develop self esteem
• Respect others
• Express ideas and beliefs

 

Pastoral

Our Senior staff , Year Leaders , and tutors deliver a programme of assemblies and themed weeks that incorporate our SMSC values.

In addition to the ‘thought for the week’, each topic also has a themed numeracy activity (provided by the maths department) that students are encouraged to work through. The academy also subscribes to a weekly news quiz that students discuss during form time. News providers (suitable for our students) are also encouraged (such as http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround)

 

 

 

SMSC Descriptors

 

Social  (SO1)	Social (SO2)	Social (SO3)	Moral (MO1)
Developing personal qualities and using social skills	Participating, cooperating and resolving conflicts	Understanding how communities and societies function	Developing and expressing personal views or values
Moral (MO2)	Moral (MO3)	Moral  (MO4)	Moral (MO5)
Investigating moral values and ethical issues	Moral codes and models of moral virtue	Recognising right and wrong and applying it	Understanding the consequences of actions
Spiritual (SP1)	Spiritual  (SP2)	Spiritual (SP3)	Spiritual (SP4)
Developing personal values and beliefs	Experiencing fascination, awe and wonder	Exploring the values and beliefs of others	Understanding human feelings and emotions
Spiritual (SP5)	Cultural (CU1)	Cultural (CU2)	Cultural (CU3)
Using imagination and creativity in learning	Exploring, understanding and respecting diversity	Participating and responding to cultural activities	Preparing for life in modern Britain
Cultural (CU4)
Understanding and appreciating personal influences

 

 

Prefects

 

Prefects volunteer for the role within school and part of the responsibility is to help resolve every day conflicts and offer support around friendship issues and provide a link / communication with teachers.

All of our students have the opportunity to talk to prefects who are on duty at lunchtimes

 

British Values

At The Cheadle Academy "British Values" include (but are not limited to) Democracy, The rule of law, Individual liberty, Mutual tolerance and respect.

For more information please click on the link below:-

http://www.thecheadleacademy.co.uk/British-Values/

 

 

 

SMSC Beyond the classroom

• The Cheadle Academy School Council has worked on a range of SMSC topics and has cascaded their knowledge to peers and to other groups of students, particularly our primary partners.  For example, the building of an anti-bullying charter in conjunction with partner schools’ school councils.
• The School Council and other students from each year group that have demonstrated an ability to lead have also worked on the Commonwealth Challenges set by TCA in conjunction with the local council. 
• Students regally volunteer to assist with the PTFA events held in school and the community
• The Cheadle Academy offers our KS4 students the opportunity to participate in the DofE programme.