Transcript Moral and Spiritual awareness in teaching

Moral and Spiritual awareness in teaching
This CPD session is designed to help you
support pupils and create opportunities
for moral and spiritual development in
your lessons.
What does spiritual and moral
development mean?
• Divide the two words up and write a brief
definition or explanation for what you
think these words mean.
What is spiritual and moral
development?
• Spirituality includes beliefs, whether religious
or not, the search for meaning or purpose,
relationships, wonder and awe, self knowledge
and feelings and emotions.
• Morality includes values and principles,
attitudes and behaviour, code of conduct and the
ability to make decisions about right and wrong.
Legal Requirement
• Spiritual and moral development is
recognised as important to the curriculum
as a whole. It was included in the
Education Act in 1988 and reaffirmed in
2002.
• It should not just be a legal requirement
but also enriches teaching and learning.
Quote – Jane (Teaching
Assistant)
‘Before I worked in this school, I thought
spiritual and moral development just took
place in RE lessons. Here it happens in all
lessons. You can see the results in the
very positive attitudes the students have
towards each other’
Spiritual and moral development
across the curriculum
You can develop spiritual and moral aspects
in the whole curriculum. This could relate
to technological, social, scientific and
economic aspects of learning as well as
the creative arts, languages, humanities
and RE.
Think About!
Write down examples of how you may
explore spiritual and moral dimensions in
your lessons.
Examples
• Geography – pupils explore issues with a moral
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dimension, such as economic development or conflict
diamonds.
English – Characters in novels or plays can be starting
points for discussions about whether certain actions are
right or wrong.
Science – Discussions about ethics or the nature of
proof.
History – Studying war can lead to questions about why
people do not always live peacefully.
You can use projects using media,
assemblies which can be used to raise
controversial and though-provoking issues.
This could be through pupil voice, visitors,
celebrations and access to media or ICT
resources.
How can we start thinking about
spiritual and moral development
across the curriculum?
In relation to spiritual development you
should think about these questions:
1. How well do you and the school foster and
celebrate attributes such as wonder, wisdom,
openness and selflessness?
2. How well do you and the school offer
opportunities to explore the inner world of
creativity and imagination as part of the
essence of being human?
How can we start thinking about
spiritual and moral development
across the curriculum?
In relation to moral development you should think
about these questions:
1. How well do you and the school promote and celebrate
positive values such as commitment, generosity,
forgiveness and courage?
2. How well do you and the school develop skills in moral
reasoning and critical, independent thinking?
3. How well do you and the school create structured
experiences of hearing, speaking and thinking about
universal human rights and standards of right and
wrong?
Principles of good practice
Activity Ideas
1. Discussion – You could use a image, quote, music,
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article or news report to help.
Role Play
Circle Time
Presentations (Human Rights)
Bring in relevant examples to help with understanding.
Haiti Earthquake/ God (Emotions)
Plenary/starter ask them to bring in their own
opinions/ key words. GCSE Planet Earth – Precious
Possession.
Individual/Group projects using IT.
Pupil Voice/surveys/questionnaires.