--- title: "SMSC and British Values" url: "https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/our-curriculum/smsc-british-values" school: "Shirley Junior School" --- # SMSC and British Values ## SMSC / British Values Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) development is the over-arching umbrella that encompasses personal development across the whole curriculum. The following is from the DFE: - All maintained schools must meet the requirements set out in section 78 of the Education Act 2002 and promote the spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development of their pupils. Through ensuring pupils’ SMSC development, schools can also demonstrate they are actively promoting fundamental British values. - Meeting requirements for collective worship, establishing a strong school ethos supported by effective relationships throughout the school, and providing relevant activities beyond the classroom are all ways of ensuring pupils’ SMSC development. - Pupils must be encouraged to regard people of all faiths, races and cultures with respect and tolerance. - It is expected that pupils should understand that while different people may hold different views about what is ‘right’ and ‘wrong’, all people living in England are subject to its law. The school’s ethos and teaching, which schools should make parents aware of, should support the rule of English civil and criminal law and schools should not teach anything that undermines it. If schools teach about religious law, particular care should be taken to explore the relationship between state and religious law. - Pupils should be made aware of the difference between the law of the land and religious law. At Shirley Junior School, we cover lots of the SMSC areas through assemblies. Please see the attachments below to see the type of assemblies that are delivered each term. Autumn 1 Assemblies 120 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/shirley-junior/files/documents/Autumn_1_Assemblies.pdf) Autumn 2 Assemblies 62 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/shirley-junior/files/documents/Autumn_2_Assemblies.pdf) Spring 1 Assemblies 91 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/shirley-junior/files/documents/Spring_1_Assemblies.pdf) Spring 2 Assemblies 166 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/shirley-junior/files/documents/Spring_2_Assemblies.pdf) Summer 1 Assemblies 57 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/shirley-junior/files/documents/Summer_1_Assemblies.pdf) Summer 2 Assemblies 113 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/shirley-junior/files/documents/Summer_2_Assemblies.pdf) Growth Mindset focus - Parent Info 5.04 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/shirley-junior/files/documents/Growth_Mindset_focus_-_Parent_Info.pdf) ### Curriculum - [Our Curriculum](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/our-curriculum) - [Curriculum Overviews](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/our-curriculum/curriculum-overviews) - [Our Personal Skills](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/our-curriculum/our-personal-skills) - [Reading](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/our-curriculum/reading) - [Writing](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/our-curriculum/writing) - [Maths](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/our-curriculum/maths) - [Science](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/our-curriculum/science) - [Wider Curriculum](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/our-curriculum/our-subjects) - [Safety in the Curriculum](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/our-curriculum/safety-in-the-curriculum) - [SMSC and British Values](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/our-curriculum/smsc-british-values) - [Curriculum Enrichment](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/our-curriculum/curriculum-enrichment) - [TGMC](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/our-curriculum/tgmc) - [OPAL](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/our-curriculum/opal) ![Shirley Junior School](https://files.schudio.com/shirley-junior/images/logo/7AFDA2CEAF8439BF9A5E3115DCECCDD2.png) ### Shirley Junior School Bellemoor Road Southampton Hampshire SO15 5XE 023 8077 1434 ### Useful Links - [Our Ethos](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/our-school/our-ethos) - [Meet the Team](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/our-school/meet-the-team) - [Governors](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/our-school/governors) - [Term Dates](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/our-school/term-dates) - [Attendance](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/parents/attendance) ### Helpful Links - [Clubs](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/parents/clubs) - [Payments](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/parents/payments) - [Uniform](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/parents/uniform) - [Ofsted](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/key-information/ofsted-performance-data) - [Safeguarding](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/safeguarding) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067167382469) ### Translation © Copyright 2026 Shirley Junior School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)