Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development

Cultural education, religious education and collective worship, promoting British values and citizenship in schools.

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Services

1. Music and Dance Scheme: funding for students

   Financial help with sending your child to a specialist school for young musicians and dancers

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Guidance and regulation

1. Religious education in English schools
   • Guidance
   • 1 February 2010
   • Department for Education
2. Promoting fundamental British values through SMSC
   • Guidance
   • 27 November 2014
   • Department for Education
3. National curriculum in England: citizenship programmes of study
   • Statutory guidance
   • 11 September 2013
   • Department for Education
4. Collective worship in schools
   • Guidance
   • 31 January 1994
   • Department for Education
5. SMSC requirements for independent schools
   • Guidance
   • 27 November 2014
   • Department for Education

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News and communications

10 April 2018 — News story

Funding boost for the arts to support talented pupils

Department for Education

1. London school helps to shape Relationships and Sex education
   • 8 February 2018
   • Department for Education
   • News story
2. Department for Education launches Commonwealth education pack
   • 2 February 2018
   • Department for Education
   • News story
3. Pupils from across the country celebrate Mandarin success
   • 7 December 2017
   • Department for Education
   • News story
4. Relationships and Sex Education for the 21st Century
   • 6 November 2017
   • Department for Education
   • News story

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Research and statistics

1. Developing character skills in schools
   • 18 January 2018
   • Department for Education
   • Research
2. Survey - competitive school sport
   • 20 June 2014
   • Ofsted
   • Research
3. Citizenship consolidated? A survey of citizenship in schools
   • 11 October 2013
   • Ofsted
   • Research
4. Religious education: realising the potential
   • 6 October 2013
   • Ofsted
   • Research
5. Cultural education in England
   • 29 February 2012
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Department for Education
   • Independent report

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Policy papers and consultations

1. GCSE and A level reform: religious studies
   • 12 February 2015
   • Department for Education
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 29 December 2014
2. PSHE and SRE in schools: government response
   • 10 February 2016
   • Department for Education
   • Policy paper
3. 2010 to 2015 government policy: arts and culture
   • 8 May 2015
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Department for Education
   • Policy paper
4. Moving More, Living More: Olympic and Paralympic Games legacy
   • 13 February 2014
   • Cabinet Office, Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, Department for Education, Department for Transport, and Department of Health and Social Care
   • Policy paper
5. Cultural education
   • 5 August 2013
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Department for Education
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. Citizenship (and human rights) in the curriculum
   • 19 April 2011
   • Department for Education
   • Foi release

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Organisations

1. Department for Education
2. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
3. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
4. Ministry of Defence
5. Cabinet Office

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1. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
2. Department for Transport
3. Department of Health & Social Care

1. Ofsted