Summary Statement for Pupils' Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development

• The RE curriculum and resources ensure that the children have knowledge and understanding of religions, beliefs and moral codes. Members of local churches and groups regularly attend or take school assemblies. This increases the children's understanding of and participation in aspects of the local religious community.
• Collective worship is a combination of religiously led assemblies and information or moral-based assemblies held every day. The school ensures that the children are given reflection time and the opportunity to learn about current issues through assemblies.
• All staff and children belong to a colour team – Blue (Alan Turing) Green (Emily Bronte), Red (Alison Hargreaves) and Yellow (Frederick Sanger). The teams are the same as those in the local secondary school and, so, the children could remain in their team for the whole of their primary and secondary career. This gives a real sense of belonging.  
• The whole school earns team points as an ongoing reward system. This has led to a heightened sense of collaboration.  There are sports days when children have activities in team-based groups allowing them to work together, regardless of age. These days are always a great success.
• The school behaviour policy gives the children a clear definition of what is right and what is wrong regarding their behaviour. It is important in our school that the children’s positive behaviour is seen to be more significant than the less desired behaviour.
• The school uses a scheme of work that embeds social and emotional aspects of learning. It is written by the Local Authority and ensures consistency and continuity.
• Children are encouraged to reflect upon their behaviour.
• The local secondary school, Cottenham Village College, has a new intake day every summer term, where the Year 6 children visit the school to undertake lessons in the format they will experience when they move to the school.
• School council convenes regularly and is a group of children democratically voted to be the voice for the children in the school. The children have had a significant impact on the development of key areas within the school. House captains are also elected. They are Year 6 children who help to lead each team.
• Work focusing on Talk for Learning and Blooms taxonomy has encouraged the children to think about what others have to say, how we should ask questions and how to work together effectively in a group. This is all good training for living in a democratic society.
• Children are encouraged to take part in performances in each year group during their time at this school. As the school has a fully equipped stage, they become very familiar and confident with performing to large audiences.
• The school is linked to the local sporting partnership and undertakes a number of intra-competitions within the school. This has given the children a chance to compete against their peers in a variety of sports. The school also takes part in multiple activities at the local secondary schools. This ensures that children are regularly experiencing competition and the issues that arise as a result of winning and losing.
• Children regularly work to raise money for people who are less fortunate. They have a good understanding of the needs of others throughout the world as a result.
• The school has also been awarded the green flag because of its extensive work on sustainability and management of resources.
• Parents and carers have a legal right to withdraw their children from all or part of Religious Education (RE) lessons and collective worship.