British Value

How do we teach this?

Mutual Respect and the Tolerance of those with different Faiths and Beliefs

Respect is a fundamental school value which is communicated to children through our School Core Values. .We pay explicit attention to this as part of our RE, RHE and PHSE curriculum.

All different faiths and beliefs are explored and celebrated through collective worship, weekly RE lessons and a variety of visitors into school. The children are taught that people have different faiths and beliefs and through assemblies and discussions about prejudice and bullying we teach tolerance and respect. Children within our school with different faiths are encouraged to share their practices and special celebrations. We encourage parents into the school to share their beliefs and traditions.

Democracy

Democracy is a school value that children meet when discussing respect and fairness:

Children’s voice is valued throughout the school at class and whole school level.

Whenever possible we model the democratic process informally.

We have a School Learning Council which consists of two members from each class who are nominated and voted for through a formal ballot process.  The Learning Council meet monthly with the Deputy Head Teacher to discuss  areas of learning and improvement across the school. They play a role in school  decision making and improvement. They share this process with their peers in a class learning forum.  

Children are given plenty of opportunities to share their views – across the curriculum.

Children are also taught to respect public institutions and service as part of their learning.

e.g. ‘People who help us.’ [EYFS]

       Visit to London ( Year 2)

       Visit to Local Council offices ( School Council)

Rule of Law

Through PSHE, the wider curriculum and assemblies children are taught about the laws of our country and the role of the King  and Royal Family, the Prime Minister and members of parliament in creating and implementing those laws.

We also learn about the roles of law and authority through the history curriculum, e. g. Gunpowder plot. We ensure that children understand that all of these laws are there to protect us and are essential for our wellbeing and safety. We ensure school rules and expectations are clear and fair helping pupils to distinguish right from wrong. We have links to the local Police who visit school and talk about their job.

All children are taught to understand the importance of making’ right choices’. Children are taught to understand that we need to make right choices to keep our school a ‘happy and safe place to learn’.

Individual Liberty

Children are strongly encouraged to develop independence in learning and to think for themselves.

We support the children in becoming confident, effective independent learners and citizens in many of our curriculum activities.

We foster children taking responsibility for their own action e.g. their ‘Choice.’

Through SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural) activities and displays we provide different choices that the children can make and encourage them to make the right choices. In an age appropriate way we look at online safety and the importance of keeping yourself safe by choosing not to share personal information.

We teach children that with freedom comes responsibilities for their behaviour.