Literacy development development development development In responding to a poem, story By exploring stimulus for By supporting conceptual and By pupils telling stories from or text; pupils can be thinking about the language development own cultures and ‘I wonder what you think consequences of right and through an understanding of backgrounds creating the happens next?’ would behaviour; pupils can and debates about social idea that has a ‘How ‘everyone you feel if you were the speculate and apply their issues story to tell’ person in the story?’ learning to their own lives. ‘Where have you met these ideas When they do this they are By providing opportunities for By providing opportunities for before?’ developing their speaking, talk in a range of settings pupils to engage with texts listening and higher order from different cultures By appreciating the beauty of thinking skills. language By considering different perspectives. Geography We promote spiritual We promote moral We promote social We promote cultural development development development development By using Google maps and By considering how people By providing positive and By making links with other asking pupils to imagine what treat the environment; posing effective with the wider countries through schools it be like to live in questions such as, are we community, both locally and linking and cultural theme ‘How different parts of the world. changing our surroundings are through linking with other schools days. – By making links with history some things for the better and with different demographics both when exploring the others for the worse?’ Who in the UK and globally By exploring links through the environment and speculating benefits and who suffers? What By considering social British Council and European on why the landscape is as it should be our personal response responsibility e.g care for the Union. is. to these? Who should look after environment, impact of traffic on our environment? the local area, tourism By exploring cultures that By comparing their lives with have had, and still have an pupils living in other countries By working towards an Eco impact on the local area. or other part of the UK, School status possibly through a schools linking programme www.schoolslinkingnetwork.or g.uk or www.epals.com or through contacts with a different Diocese. History We promote spiritual We promote moral We promote social We promote cultural development development development development
Literacy development development development development In responding to a poem, story or text; pupils can be ‘I wonder what you think happens next?’ ‘How would you feel if you were the person in the story?’ ‘Where have you met these ideas before?’ By appreciating the beauty of language By exploring stimulus for thinking about the consequences of right and behaviour; pupils can speculate and apply their learning to their own lives. When they do this they are developing their speaking, listening and higher order thinking skills. By considering different perspectives. By supporting conceptual and language development through an understanding of and debates about social issues By providing opportunities for talk in a range of settings By pupils telling stories from own cultures and backgrounds creating the idea that ‘everyone has a story to tell’ By providing opportunities for pupils to engage with texts from different cultures Geography We promote spiritual development We promote moral development We promote social development We promote cultural development By using Google maps and asking pupils to imagine what it be like to live in different parts of the world. By making links with history when exploring the environment and speculating on why the landscape is as it is. By comparing their lives with pupils living in other countries or other part of the UK, possibly through a schools linking programme www.schoolslinkingnetwork.or g.uk or www.epals.com or through contacts with a different Diocese. By considering how people treat the environment; posing questions such as, ‘How are we changing our surroundings – are some things for the better and others for the worse?’ Who benefits and who suffers? What should be our personal response to these? Who should look after our environment? By working towards an Eco School status By providing positive and effective with the wider community, both locally and through linking with other schools with different demographics both in the UK and globally By considering social responsibility e.g care for the environment, impact of traffic on the local area, tourism By making links with other countries through schools linking and cultural theme days. By exploring links through the British Council and European Union. By exploring cultures that have had, and still have an impact on the local area. History We promote spiritual development We promote moral development We promote social development We promote cultural development
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