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St Mark’s Primary School

SMSC Calendar 2024/25

Intent

SMSC is the Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural development of the children in our school. The SMSC curriculum can be described as the ‘hidden curriculum’, it is all the things that we do at St Mark’s to build up children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural understanding, thoughts and experiences. It is not taught as an isolated lesson, instead it may be part of PE, RE, PSHCE. It is woven into our school values and part of our school’s ethos.

At St Mark’s we want to generate confident, responsible and well-rounded people who have an aspiration for self-improvement. We understand that all that all pupils need to develop spiritually, morally, socially and culturally. This development allows them to make sense of the world.

Our highly engaging curriculum helps pupils develop and informed and balanced view on world events, beliefs and values of others. We make every effort to prepare our pupils for their future when becoming respectful individuals, life-long learners and active citizens in a modern British society.

Date	Event	SMSC Value	Intent
September 10^th	World First Aid Day	Moral	A day to raise global awareness about the importance of first aid.
October 3^rd	Black History Month	Moral	To raise the importance of cultural diversity and to promote knowledge of black history, culture and heritage.
October 4^th	Harvest Festival	Spiritual	To understand the importance of harvest and learn ways in which we can support those in need.
October 10^th	World Mental Health Day	Social	A day dedicated to promoting the understanding of mental health, education, awareness and advocacy.
^{November 1st}	Festival of Diwali	Spiritual	To be accepting of diversity and culture.
November 5^th	Guy Fawkes Night	Moral	An annual event held in the UK to commemorate the discovery and prevention of the gunpowder plot.
November 11^th	Remembrance Day	Moral	To remember all the people who have lost their lives while serving in the armed forces. It’s also called Armistice Day or Poppy Day.
November 18th - 24th	UK Parliament Week	Moral	To enrich the curriculum by teaching children about Parliament. This will help children learn about citizenship and democracy as part of their personal development.
November 14^th – 18^th	Anti-Bullying Week	Cultural	To embrace and celebrate the differences and similarities that make us special. To highlight the ethos of kindness and to create responsible caring citizens.
November 17^th – 23rd	Road Safety Week	Moral	To promote all aspects of road safety. This includes safe roads, safe vehicles and safe speeds.
December	Advent/Christmas	Spiritual	To develop tolerance to the beliefs of others. To reflect on the true meaning of Christmas. To learn how Christmas is celebrated around the world.
December 12^th	Christmas Jumper Day	Social	The festive Christmas Jumper Day is an annual event to raise money for the charity Save the Children and an awareness
January 29th	Chinese New Year	Cultural	To understand and accept diversity across the world.
February 1^st -28^th	LGBT + History Month	Moral	LGBT + History Month is a month-long annual celebration and remembrance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history of gay rights, which is also related to civil rights movements. The main aims of the month are to promote equality and diversity.
February 3rd – 9^th	Children’s Mental Health Week	Social	To understand the importance of looking after our metal health using the 5 ways of wellbeing.
February 11^th	Safer Internet Day	Moral	To reinforce the E-Safety message and to ensure that children are taught the skills to respond to online dangers effectively.
February 21^st	International Mother Language Day	Cultural	International Mother Language Day is celebrated to raise awareness of language, cultural diversity and multilingualism around the world.
March 6th	World Book Day	Social	To raise awareness of the Literacy books from the past and present. To promote the enjoyment gained from books.
March 18th – 24^th	Neurodiversity Celebration Week	Social	An opportunity for pupils and teachers to learn more about neurodiversity and for neurodiverse pupils to develop a more positive perception of their own unique neurodiverse traits and skills.
March 30th	Eid al Fitr	Spiritual	To learn how different religions celebrate festivals. To develop tolerance towards different beliefs.
April 23^rd	St George’s Day	Spiritual	To raise awareness of why St George’s Day is celebrated in England.
May 12^th – 18^th	Mental Health Awareness Week	Social	To raise awareness of mental health and mental health problems. It seeks to inspire action to promote the message of good mental health for everyone.
May 21^st	World Day for Cultural Diversity	Cultural	An opportunity to help communities understand the value of cultural diversity and learn how to live together in harmony.
June 5^th	World Environment Day	Cultural	UN day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment.
June 9^th – 13th	Healthy Eating Week	Social	To promote awareness of things that we can do to lead healthy lives.
June 19^th – 25^th	World Refugee Week	Social	Encourages open conversation about why people end up displaced and explains the challenges they face when seeking safety.