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

• 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

• Religious education in local-authority-maintained schools
  • Guidance
  • 15 September 2023
  • Department for Education
• Promoting fundamental British values through SMSC
  • Guidance
  • 27 November 2014
  • Department for Education
• National curriculum in England: citizenship programmes of study
  • Statutory guidance
  • 11 September 2013
  • Department for Education
• Teaching online safety in schools
  • Guidance
  • 12 January 2023
  • Department for Education
• Character education framework
  • Guidance
  • 11 November 2019
  • Department for Education

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News and communications

• More support for schools and colleges to tackle sexual abuse
  • 10 June 2021
  • Department for Education
  • Press release
• Education Secretary sets out five foundations to build character
  • 7 February 2019
  • Department for Education
  • Speech
• Funding boost for the arts to support talented pupils
  • 10 April 2018
  • Department for Education
  • News story
• London school helps to shape Relationships and Sex education
  • 8 February 2018
  • Department for Education
  • News story
• Department for Education launches Commonwealth education pack
  • 2 February 2018
  • Department for Education
  • News story

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Research and statistics

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

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Policy papers and consultations

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

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

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

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Organisations

• Department for Education
• Department for Culture, Media & Sport
• Ministry of Defence
• Cabinet Office
• Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

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• Department of Health & Social Care

• Ofsted