Guidance Index

Easy access to SLN’s recommended guidance material including information relating to the Ofsted Framework and on SMSC development.  The  symbol indicates recently added or updated material.

Context & Guidance

• New Ofsted Framework 2012
• New Ofsted Framework Examples
• Ofsted Guidance on SMSC
• Ofsted How to Interpret SMSC (Promoting and evaluating pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development)
• SMSC Development (What Does SMSC Development Look Like?)
• Equalities Act 2010
• The Cambridge Primary Review

Reports & Guidance Documents

These documents provide context for work on identity, diversity, community, equality and community through SLN programmes.

•  Ofsted Inspecting Equalities
• Ofsted School Inspection Handbook (Sept 2012)
• Ofsted Preparing a School Self-Evaluation Summary
• Ofsted No Place for Bullying Report
• Ofsted Preparing a School Self-Evaluation Summary
• Subsidiary Guidance Supporting the Inspection of Maintained Schools and Academies (from September 2012)
• Ofsted Evidence Form Sept 2012
• Creating the Conditions for Integration Department for Communities and Local Government (February 2012)
• Henley Review of Cultural Education (2012)
• Henley Review SLN News (2012)
• Teaching Approaches that Help to Build Resilience to Extremism Among Young People (2011)
• Evaluation of the Schools Linking Network Final Report (2011)
• The Equalities Act (2010)
• The Cambridge Primary Review (2009 / 2010)
• Final Evaluation Report of the Schools Linking Network (2009)
• Final Evaluation Report of the Schools Linking Network, Executive Summary 2009
• Our Shared Future Report (2007)
• Diversity and Citizenship Review (2007)
• Bradford Schools Linking Evaluation (2005/06)
• Keighley Schools Linking Evaluation (2005/06)
• Ofsted SMSC Definitions and Guidance (2004)

New Ofsted Evaluation Framework

Useful Links for Ofsted, SMSC & Current Context

• New Ofsted Framework (September 2012) 
• New Ofsted Guidance to Inspectors (January 2012) which includes definitions of SMSC to be used in inspection 
• RE Today – extracts taken from the New Ofsted Guidance to Inspectors (January 2012)
• Subject specific guidance for inspections that focus on one subject eg PSHCE, Citizenship, English, IT, History (January 2012)
• SLN examples of resources for activities that can support SMSC development of pupils
• Definitions of SMSC issued by Ofsted (2004)
• Evidence Form Ofsted (this document is used throughout Ofsted inspections to record evidence and in all instances includes a section on evidence of SMSC development seen)

SMSC Develoment Definitions

• What Does SMSC development Look Like? 

SLN Extracts from Current Guidance Documents

Documents produced by SLN to support schools and advisors in applying current guidance and thinking to deliver work that develops identity, diversity, equality and community, and the SMSC development of pupils.

• SLN Where SMSC fits into overall school effectiveness (two-page extract from Ofsted Evaluation Schedule)
• What Does SMSC Development Look Like?  (including SLN resource ideas? 
• What Does SMSC Development Look Like?  (including SLN resources for secondary schools)
• What Does SMSC Development Look Like? (including SLN resources for primary schools)
• Extracts selected by SLN from Ofsted  2012 Guidance to Inspectors  
• Extracts selected by SLN from Promoting and Evaluating SMSC (Ofsted 2004)  
• Extracts selected by SLN from CPR, Ofsted, Equalities Act (May 2011)
• Two-page extract SMSC and Ofsted (September 2012)  

SLN Teaching Resources for SMSC Development

Resources for developing SMSC using the four key questions.

Spiritual

• Reflective Practice
• What’s in My Backpack?
• People Equal Lesson Plans
• People Equal Assembly 
• Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover (The SLN Identity Pack Lesson 5)
• Visible and Invisible Differences 
• SLN-MUN – Stockport Case Study

Moral

• We Are All Born Free Lesson Ideas
• We Are All Born Free Assembly
• Starfish Assembly
• Sharing Common Goals Lesson Ideas
• Something Else Lesson Ideas
• Silence Seeker Lesson Ideas
• People Equal Lesson Plans
• SLN-MUN Example – Bradford

Social

• Visible & Invisible Differences
• The Great Crisp Challenge
• Half the Room Assembly 
• Circle Games and Warm Ups

Cultural

• Geoscapes of Me
• The SLN Identity Pack
• Britishness Video
• Voices in the Park Lesson Plans
• Places We Belong Assembly
• Names Assembly
• Identity Mysteries Assembly
• We Are Britain Lesson Ideas

Reading Archive

2012

• Ofsted Handbook 2012
• Henley Review of Cultural Education 2012

2011

• NUT Article on Under Achievement – Joseph Rowntree Report on Under-achievement of White Working Class Boys

2010

• Guidance on Community Cohesion and Equality (Ofsted)
• Community Cohesion in Action Guide Book (QCDA)
• Citizenship established? Citizenship in schools 2006/09 (Ofsted)

2009

• Your child, your schools, our future:building a 21st century schools system

2008

• Communities and local government: Citizenship survey April – December 2007, England and Wales (April 2008)
• Joseph Rowntree Foundation (March 2008) Immigration, Faith and Cohesion
• iCoCo – Understanding and Appreciating Muslim Diversity:
• Towards better Engagement and Participation (April 2008)
• DCSF, iCoCo, (January 2008) Community cohesion: useful links for schools
• Morris, N (2008) Colour Blind TES Magazine

2007

• The Ajegbo Report DfES, Diversity and Citizenship – curriculum review (2007)
• DCLG (June 2007) Our Shared Future, final report of the Commission on Integration and Cohesion
• iCoCo, October (2007) Young people and extremism some reflections of our local studies
• DCSF, DCLG, (2007) Guidance on the duty to promote community cohesion

2006

• DfES Guide to Education and Inspections Act 2006

2005

• Armstrong,Y. (2005) Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Review 2005

2004

• Home Office Community Cohesion Unit, (2004) Community cohesion standards in schools
• The 2nd Cantle Report, Home Office (2004) The end of parallel lives, report of the Community Cohesion Panel

2001

• Sir Herman Ouseley, (2001) Community pride not prejudice – making diversity work in Bradford, (The Ouseley Report)

SLN Articles

2009 – 2010

• Ernsting, G. and Kotler, A., 2010, Field Report: Schools Linking Network Model United Nations (SLN-MUN): a Peace and Conflict Resolution Project in Bradford, UK, Journal of Peace, Conflict and Development, issue 16, November 2010
• Kotler, A. (2010) Beyond agendas: supporting schools’ deep learning. DEA Thinkpiece, August 2010
• Kotler, A. (2010) Why education has an important role to play in social cohesion. National Union of Teachers, Education Review, July 2010
• Kotler, A. (2010) Closer schools, closer communities, School Leadership Today, Vol 2.6, April 2010

2005 – 2006

• Kotler,A.(2006) Learning from beyond the boundaries. R ShaRd FutR , Youth Council for Northern Ireland
• Kotler,A. (2006). Promoting Diversity and Cohesion through Linking Schools. Promoting Learning for Billingual pupils 3-11
• Kotler, A. (2006). Using drama to promote respect for all. Resource vol 28 number2 Spring 06
• Kotler, A. (2006). Schools Linking Project Update. School News Feb 2006
• Kotler, A. (2006). Schools Linking Project Update. Talking Heads Feb 2006

2004 – 2005

• Kotler, A. (2005) NAHT Secondary Leadership Paper 20th April 2005
• Kotler, A. (2005) NAHT Primary Leadership Paper 14th April 2005

2003 -2004

• Kotler, A. (2004) Understanding leads to tolerance. RSA Journal Review Sept 2004

2002 -2003

• Ackroyd, A. et al (2003) Building Bridges- Making Links. Race Equality Teaching vol 21 num3 Summer 2003