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At Frances Bardsley Academy, we recognise that the personal development of our pupils plays a significant part in their ability to learn and achieve their full potential. As such, the spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development of our pupils is at the heart of what we do.  

Spiritual

Pupils’ spiritual development is shown by their:

Pupils at Frances Bardsley Academy are encouraged to reflect on their own beliefs and the beliefs of others through a range of activities in lessons including Religious Studies and PSHCEE, weekly assemblies and Personal Development Days. We also invite members of local faith communities in to our school to deliver assemblies and our weekly Christian Union. Visitors also enrich the learning in Religious Studies at GCSE by being able to look at lived experiences. We also work with the Anne Frank Trust to encourage pupils to learn from the experiences of others.

Moral

Pupils’ moral development is shown by their:

Pupils at Frances Bardsley Academy have been involved with revising our code of conduct and are able to recognise the difference between right and wrong. We encourage pupils to reflect on their actions and work with the principles of restorative justice to help pupils understand the consequences of their actions and learn how to forgive and move on. Moral development is also a feature of Religious Studies and PSHCEE lessons whereby a range of viewpoints on moral and ethical issues are considered by pupils, including viewpoints that are different to their own.

Social

Pupils’ social development is shown by their:

Pupils at Frances Bardsley Academy are given many opportunities for social development by working with pupils across all year groups and various visitors to our school. Pupils’ social experience is developed through their acceptance and engagement with the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. This enables them to develop and demonstrate skills and attitudes to help them to participate fully in and contribute positively to life in modern Britain. More information about British Values can be found here.

Cultural

Pupils’ cultural development is shown by their:

There are many opportunities for cultural develop for pupils at Frances Bardsley Academy. They celebrate the history of the school and girls’ education every year when we mark the School Birthday. We also give pupils many opportunities throughout the year to take part in trips and visits as development for particular subject areas, and cross curricular as well. We have links with Marienschule school in Opladen, Germany and have completed a project on values, with a follow up trip to Israel planned for February 2020 and an annual trip to Ypres during remembrance week. In addition, pupils are timetabled regular visits during form time to our school’s Farm, Gallery and Railway to contribute towards their cultural development and they are also encouraged to participate in extra curricular clubs.

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