Spirtuality
At High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School we strive to create a learning environment which promotes respect, diversity and self-awareness and equips all of our pupils with the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values they will need to succeed in their future lives.
"Spirituality is not always something we can see; it can be something we feel inside ourselves."
Spiritual development focuses on an individual’s own personal beliefs and values and their resulting behaviours. Through spiritual development, children are able to understand their own feelings and emotions and this enables them to reflect and to learn.
What does it look like?
The spiritual development of pupils is shown by their:
- ability to be reflective about their own beliefs, religious or otherwise, that inform their perspective on life and their interest in and respect for different people’s faiths, feelings and values
- sense of enjoyment and fascination in learning about themselves, others and the world around them
- use of imagination and creativity in their learning and willingness to reflect on their experiences
Our learning environment and curriculum:
The learning environment and curriculum opportunities at High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School enable pupils to:
- Be curious and to express feelings of delight and wonder (scientific investigations, new life, the global landscape)
- Empathise and consider the viewpoints of others (debates, drama activities, discussing feelings and empathising with characters in familiar stories)
- Consider how a belief can change people’s lifestyles (R.E, Collective Worship, investigating communities and faiths, historical case studies)
- Discuss what they think they have achieved and what they need to do to be successful in the future (self-assessment, target setting activities)
- Have time and space within school to think and reflect (Reflection Areas, Spiritual area in the School House Garden, Prayer area in the hallway, Church Services at Holy Trinity Church, Collective Worship and our school prayer (created by the pupils).
- develop a sense of who they are, what they like and what they want to change about themselves (PSHE, RE and Collective Worship)
- be guided by a clear set of Christian values (belief, curiosity, kindness and resilience) and our school motto (belong, enjoy and excel).
Please see our SMSC, Religous Education and Collective Worship policy on policies page by clicking here.