Spirituality

Every state-funded school must offer a curriculum which is balanced and broadly based and which:

• promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at the school and of society, and
• prepares pupils at the school for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life.

What is Spirituality?

Spirituality is:

• An understanding of ourselves, the world and beyond
• It relates to our emotionas, physicality, senses, faith and feelings of peace.
• How we see life and how we live live.
• Living life to the fullest

Spirituality is something which children already have.  Our role is to nurture it.

How is spirituality embedded at St. Francis?

Here at St Francis CE Primary School we recognise that the personal development of children, spiritually, morally, socially and culturally (SMSC) plays a significant part in their ability to learn and achieve.  We aim to ensure that a child’s education is set within a context that is meaningful and appropriate to their age, aptitude and background. We plan to give each child a range of opportunities to reflect upon, and discuss their beliefs, feelings and responses to personal experience. We want to enable children to develop an understanding of their individual and group identity. We endeavour to enable children to begin to develop an understanding of their social and cultural environment and an appreciation of the many cultures that enrich our society. We strive to provide each child with the opportunity to explore social and moral issues, and help them develop a sense of social and moral responsibility.