SMSC Assemblies

SMSC stands for Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural development. This area of the curriculum focusses on the non-academic development of students. During these assemblies we cover a range of topics and themes, all of which are listed below.

British Values

Rule of Law

Democracy

Respect and Tolerance

Individual Liberty

Religious Events

School Focus

(Reading, T&L, Inclusion, Curriculum)

School Values/ Important qualities

National Events

autumn 2

Week commencing	Who is leading the assembly?	SMSC Link	Quote of the week	Year groups
04.11.24	Student Council	British Values Launch	Remember, remember the fifth of November! The gunpowder, treason and plot.	All year groups
11.11.24	CK	Remembrance Day	The living owe it to those who can no longer speak to tell their story for them. Czeslaw Milosz	All year groups
14.11.24	Guest Speaker Nick Harper	Remembrance	Nick is a retired Royal Navy Commando and served for 27 years -including War Zones.	Year 7/8– Joint assembly
18.11.24	Guest Speaker – Mark Topps/Liz from PACE	PACE Team	It is our choices…that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. Nelson Mandela Story	Year 8–Monday Years 5/7– Tues and Wed
25.11.24	Young carers EL	Young Carers	Anything is possible if you have got enough nerve! JK Rowling.	All years
2.12.24	CK	Advent	The extraordinary thing that is about to happen is matched only by the extraordinary moment just before it happens; Advent is the name of that moment. Frederick Buechner	All years
9.12.24	RM.	House Challenge	Everyone is a genius. If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid. Albert Einstein	All years
16.12.24	JW	Christmas	When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great joy!	All years

Spring 1 Assemblies

Week commencing	Who is leading the assembly?	SMSC Link	Quote of the week	Year groups
6.1.25	CK	School values and qualities. New Year New start!	We all get the exact same 365 days. The only difference is what we do with them. Hillary DePiano ROARS Values revisited.	Years 7/8–Tues Years 5/6–Wed
13.1.25	LS Maths team	House comps around maths	Honesty is the fastest way to prevent a mistake from turning into a failure. James Altucher	Year 8– Mon Year 7– Tues Year 6– Wed Year 5–Thurs
20.1.25	JG	Martin Luther King Day	Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Martin Luther King Day - 20thJan)	Year 8– Mon Year 7– Tues Year 5/6–Wed
27.1.25	Gideons Team	What are the Gideons about?	God writes the Gospel, not in the bible alone, but also on the trees, and in the flowers, the clouds and the stars. Martin Luther	Year 8- Mon Years 5/7– Tues and Wed
3.2.25	CK	British Values	We may have different religions, different languages, different coloured skin, but we all belong to one human race. Kefi Annan	All years
10.2.25	SH	Safer Internet Day	The extraordinary thing that is about to happen is matched only by the extraordinary moment just before it happens; Advent is the name of that moment. Frederick Buechner	All years