Personal Development

SMSC & Cultural Capital

Year 7
  • Community participation

  • Questions about belief and identity

  • Islamic teachings

  • Islamic culture

  • Tolerance, respect, liberty, democracy

  • Christian communities

  • Fairness and equality

  • Christian teachings and actions

  • Christian culture

  • Respect, tolerance, individual liberty

  • Mindfulness

  • Buddhist culture

Year 8
  • Community participation and responsibility, human and animal rights

  • Ethical dilemmas and discussion

  • Hindu teachings and application

  • Hindu culture

  • Tolerance, respect, liberty

  • Antisemitism

  • Jewish teachings and application

  • Jewish culture

Year 9
  • Genocide and bystander effect

  • Mediation and reconciliation

  • Responsibility to protect others, discrimination and prejudice

  • Judaism, keeping faith in difficult times

  • Modern day genocide and consequences

  • Tolerance, respect, liberty

  • Medical ethics

  • Ethical dilemmas

  • Religious teachings, value of life

  • Respect, tolerance, individual liberty

  • Respect, tolerance, individual liberty

Linking Curriculum to Careers

Year 7
  • understanding differing views/working alongside others in all careers

  • Community action opportunities

  • Social work

  • Analysing opinions and weighing evidence

  • Dealing with stress

  • Counselling and psychology

Year 8
  • Understanding differing views/working alongside others in all careers

  • NGOs and other charity work

  • Campaigning and journalism

  • Careers in politics/activism

  • Careers in politics/activism

  • teaching

Year 9
  • understanding differing views/working alongside others in all careers

  • Mediation work

  • Journalism

  • Social work

  • teaching

  • Careers in medicine/nursing

  • policing