Drawing on successful practice, and relating such practice to theoretical insights, this comprehensive treatment of the challenge of educating children spiritually, morally, socially, and culturally offers enlightenment for individual teachers' classroom practice as well as for whole-school approaches.
Where are we going with SMSC?; developing SMSC for the school curriculum; the spirit and the empty matrix; practical ways for developing across the curriculum; spirituality and teaching methods; common schools, good citizens; learning by heart; curriculum and Kierkegaard; contribution of the act of worship; knowing me, knowing you; vocational education; for richer, for poorer; cultural development; developing an understanding of worth; circle time; collaborative approach to researching teacher work in developing spiritual and moral education; reflections on inspections; conclusion.
