Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC)

Central to The Cotswold School’s ethos is our mission:

‘The pursuit of academic excellence and individual achievement within a caring community.’

This mission applies to all the stakeholders in our school – pupils, staff and governors alike. It is a mission that is lived daily and the fantastic relationships between our pupils and staff, the high standards of behaviour, the mutual respect, the calm, purposeful atmosphere and the superlative academic results are
all testament to our dedication to that mission.

We maintain values which are key to the success of our mission:

• We seek to be excellent in all that we do.
• Our school is a happy, successful community in which we respect and treat each other as we
  would like to be treated.
• We are polite and considerate to the needs of others.
• We encourage enterprise and creativity.
• When we need it, we ask for support.
• We believe each individual can achieve and should have every opportunity to do so.
• We applaud endeavour and encourage resilience.

At The Cotswold School we recognise that the personal development of pupils, spiritually, morally, socially and culturally, plays a significant part in their ability to learn and achieve. We therefore aim to provide an education that gives pupils opportunities to explore and develop:

• their own values and beliefs
• spiritual awareness
• high standards of personal behaviour
• positive, caring attitude towards other people
• an understanding of their social and cultural traditions
• an appreciation of the diversity and richness of the cultures
• the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual
• respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs

Our SMSC overview plan 2024/25 can be found here.