Promoting British Values

Schools are required to teach British values as part of their responsibility for promoting the Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) development of their pupils. In doing this they can also show that they are ‘actively promoting fundamental British Values.’

At the heart of these values, lie good relationships in which teachers and students work together towards common goals. Much work was already in place to support and embed these values, and it is our aim to ensure we effectively share this with pupils, staff, governors and the wider community.

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These values are integral to our school vision and ethos and are reinforced regularly. The British Values are defined as:

Democracy

To understand and respect the democratic process
To teach pupils how they can influence decision-making through the democratic process
To promote pupil voice in the decision-making process and help pupils to express their views
To support children to debate and defend a point of view
To understand the value of team work

The Rule of Law

To help pupils to distinguish between right and wrong and to support children in taking responsibility for their actions
To ensure the school rules are fair and expectations are consistent
To provide pupils with a broad general knowledge of, and promote respect for, public institutions and services
To help pupils to understand that living with rules and laws helps to keep us safe and protects us
To teach pupils aspects of civil and criminal law and discuss, at an appropriate level, how this may vary in Religious law
To develop restorative justice through behaviour policies

Individual Liberty

To support pupils to develop their self-esteem, self-knowledge and self-confidence
To educate children about their own rights and responsibilities
To ensure children understand their rights and responsibilities
To encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour
To model freedom of speech through pupil participation, ensuring the protection of vulnerable pupils

Tolerance of Those with Different Faiths and Beliefs

To teach pupils to challenge prejudicial or discriminatory behaviour
To promote respect, understanding, acceptance and celebration of individual differences and a diverse society
To develop critical personal thinking skills
To challenge stereotypes

How We Develop British Values

British Values are developed across the curriculum in all classes and through a variety of whole school activities:

Positive relationships with adults in school and in the wider community
Pupil voice contributing to decisions in our school council and pupil feedback at every opportunity.
Assemblies focusing on different values
Displays in classrooms, identifying how children have demonstrated their understanding of British values
Our pupils are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms and are taught how to exercise these safely, such as in our e-safety and PSHE lessons.
Behaviour policy
We enjoy visits from authorities such as the police and fire service
Participation in community events

At the start of the school year, each class creats its own agreed expectations, so that members can learn and thrive in a safe environment.