Children's spiritual, moral, social and cultural development : primary and early years

The second edition of this popular text has been revised and updated to include the new Professional Standards needed to achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Tackling these elusive but fundamental aspects of children's development, this text places the importance of spiritual, moral, social and cultural understanding in a cross-curricular context. It directly links between children's attainment and the wider aspects of personal development, beliefs and values, explaining the environment in which learning flourishes and demonstrating how trainees can promote this in their teaching. In additi Read more... Content: Introduction Why is spiritual, moral, social and cultural development important? What does spiritual development involve? What does moral development involve? What does social development involve? What does cultural development involve? How does spiritual, moral, social and cultural development fit in with the rest of children's learning? Approaching spiritual, moral, social and cultural development throughout the curriculum Approaching spiritual, moral, social and cultural development in the classroom Integrating spiritual, moral, social and cultural development with your own professional development Creating environments to encourage spiritual, moral, social and cultural development Abstract: A popular cross-curricular text, revised and updated to include the new Professional Standards for QTS, of increasing importance within the context of Every Child Matters. Read more... The second edition of this popular text has been revised and updated to include the new Professional Standards needed to achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Tackling these elusive but fundamental aspects of children′s development, this text places the importance of spiritual, moral, social and cultural understanding in a cross-curricular context. It directly links between children′s attainment and the wider aspects of personal development, beliefs and values, explaining the environment in which learning flourishes and demonstrating how trainees can promote this in their teaching. In addition, it helps enrich the trainee teacher′s experience, laying firm foundations for their continuing professional development.