Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Events Calendar Spring 2018

Date	Event	SMSC	Impact
6^th Feb	Safer Internet Day	Social	To reinforce the importance of keeping safe online
13^th -14^th Feb	Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday	Cultural Moral Spiritual Social	For pupils to understand that Easter is an important event within the Christian Calendar
16^th– 22^nd Feb	Chinese New Year	Cultural Social Spiritual	To understand how and why Chinese people celebrate their new year
26^th – 30^th Feb	Fairtrade week	Moral Cultural	To encourage children to become responsible citizens. To understand how Fairtrade can make a significant difference to farmers’ and workers’ lives. To be aware that retailers do treat their workers fairly.
1^st March	World Book Day	Social Moral Cultural	To promote the positive benefits of reading To encourage an enjoyment of books and reading
11^th March	Mothers Day	Moral Spiritual Cultural	To celebrate a key event in the Christian calendar To recognise and appreciate our mums and all they do for us
19^th – 23^rd March	Cultural Week – Buddhism		To raise awareness of different faiths and share our knowledge. An opportunity different faiths to our own.
23^rd March	Sports Relief	Spiritual Social	To understand that there are people in the UK and Africa, as well as other parts of the world who live in poverty. To understand how we can help disadvantaged people through fundraising.
29^th, 30^th, Mar 1^st Apr	Maunday Thursday Good Friday Easter Sunday	Cultural Moral Spiriutal	To reflect upon and understand the true meaning of Easter within the Christian faith. To understand how Christians celebrate Easter.