Cultural Capital & SMSC

Brookside Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural Overview 2025-2026

It is our intention to develop the SOCIAL, MORAL, SPIRITUAL and CULTURAL understanding of every pupil. Key and Special events have been planned to raise awareness for many meaningful events/causes that also provide the children with opportunities to think about how the community of Brookside Primary School can help others.

AUTUMN TERM
CONFIDENCE Try New Things
	DETERMINATION Work Hard & Concentrate	AMBITION Push Yourself		CREATIVITY Imagine	RESPECT Understand Others	RESILIENCE Don’t Give Up
Event		SMSC Value	Intent
Rights, Responsibilities & Rules Class and School Assemblies throughout the year		Social & Moral	To support distinguish between right and wrong To develop the children’s ability to make judgments about how to behave and to consider the actions of others in the school community as a whole
No Outsiders Half-termly lesson using picture books		Social & Moral	To raise awareness of the ‘Protected Characteristics’
School Council Classes to elect Class Councillors		Social & Moral	To develop children’s understanding of Democracy
Year 6 Residential to Conway 29^th September – 1^st October 2025		Social	To develop team work and social skills alongside their resilience and independence
Black History Month Whole School Assembly Activities within classrooms Activities within classrooms 1^st October – 31^st October 2024		Moral	To raise awareness of cultural diversity To promote and celebrate the contributions that Black people have made to British History
Safety Central ‘Review of Learning’ Workshops Year 3 & Year 6 6^th October 2025		Social	To raise awareness of Personal Safety and what we can do to keep safe
‘Wildlife Connections Project’ Y1, Y2, Y4 & Y5 Various workshops throughout the week Week Commencing – 13^th October 2025 Chester Zoo Visit – 21^st October 2025		Social & Cultural	To give children the opportunity to develop and contextualise their learning of Living Things and their Habitats (focus on UK Wildlife)
The Festival of Diwali Whole School Assembly 20^th & 21^st October 2025		Spiritual & Cultural	To develop a tolerance of other faiths and beliefs
Year 4 Residential to Burwardsley 23th & 24^th October 2025		Social	To develop team work and social skills alongside their resilience and independence
Y6 Class Assembly Whole School Assembly – Parents/Carers Welcome Friday 24^th October 2025		Social	To celebrate children’s achievements
Harvest & Food Bank Whole School collection of food to be shared with local community and Ellesmere Port Food Bank Autumn B 2025		Spiritual, Social & Cultural	To show respect to others and help those in need
Guy Fawkes (Bonfire Night) Activities completed within classes 5^th November 2025		Spiritual, Social & Cultural	To understanding events that have shaped British History To develop an understanding of how to keep safe
Armistice Day (Remembrance) Whole School Assembly 11^th November 2025		Spiritual, Moral, Social & Cultural	To understanding the importance of Remembrance Sunday and pay respects to others who have serviced the country
Anti-Bullying Week - ‘Power for Good’ Whole School Assembly Activities completed in classrooms 10^th - 14^th November 2024 Odd Sock Day – 10^th November 2023		Social & Moral	To embrace and celebrate the difference and similarities that make us special. To identity types of bullying and ways to prevent these
World Kindness Day Activities completed in classrooms – making links with Anti-Bullying Week 13^th November 2024		Social & Moral	To celebrate and promote kindness in all its forms
Children In Need Children invited to wear something ‘spotty’ for Children In Need Activities completed in classrooms 14^th November 2024		Social & Moral	To raise awareness of child poverty and other factors effecting children in the UK
Y2 – The Christmas Story at Hope Farm Church Workshop and activities linked to the Nativity 5^th December 2025		Spiritual	To learn the true meaning of Christmas and its importance to Christians To develop tolerance to the beliefs of others
Christmas Panto Whole School Pantomime 10^th December 2025		Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural	To learn the true meaning of Christmas and its importance to Christians To develop tolerance to the beliefs of others
Christmas Jumper Day 11^th December 2025		Social & Moral	To celebrate the festive period and reflect on those less fortune to ourselves
SMSC & Cultural Capital 2025-2026 187 KB

SMSC & Cultural Capital 2025-2026

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