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BackThe SMSC, fundamental British values and the citizenship curriculums are a requirement of all maintained schools; They teach Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural development. It is an area of the curriculum that focuses on the non-academic development of students, such as understanding and appreciation of different cultures or dealing with morals and values. SMSC is about developing the whole child.
Health Education is compulsory in all secondary schools and has been since September 2020, along with Relationships and Sex Education (RSE).
Though economic well being is not yet statutory in entirety, elements of this strand (e.g. online gambling) are threaded throughout the statutory guidance.
Parent withdrawal is still allowed for sex education elements, although we recommend that all students are allowed to receive this valuable information. However, if you wish to withdraw your child form these sessions, please send an email to the address below.
At Waterside we deliver SMSC in a variety of ways, it runs through all curriculum areas and is taught through our PSHCE (Personal, social, health, citizenship and economic education) programme.
A core purpose of the school is to help young people become responsible knowledgeable citizens, ready to be independent in modern society.
Should you wish to withdraw your child from these specified lessons, please email info@watersidecst.org using the subject heading 'PSHCE Lessons'.