British Values
Teaching and promoting ‘British Values’ at Frant Primary School
The Department for Education (DfE) has reinforced the need;
“to create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on all schools to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.”
The government set out its definition of British values in the 2011 Prevent Strategy, and these values have been reiterated by Ministers ever since. Here at Frant, these values are carefully promoted through our curriculum and are woven into the ethos of our school.
We have a developmental approach that enables children to develop their understanding of these values throughout their time at our school in order that they become responsible citizens.
Our values guide our behaviour, helping us to make the right choices. They enable us to live and work happily together. Our values fulfil requirements for the British values:
- democracy
- the rule of law
- individual liberty
- mutual tolerance and respect of those with different faiths and beliefs.
Some of the ways in which we demonstrate these values are taught include;
- School Council - voting process
- Decisions made in class through use of pupil voice (monitor jobs, Class Assembly roles)
- an appreciation that living under the rule of law protects individual citizens and is essential for their wellbeing and safety
- Visits from Fire Service, Police and Nurse
- School’s behaviour system
- Classroom Monitor Jobs
- Play Leader roles
- Online safety awareness
- Alcohol and drug awareness taught in RSHE lessons
- an understanding that there is a separation of power between the executive and the judiciary, and that while some public bodies such as the police and the army can be held to account through Parliament, others such as the courts maintain independence. How laws are made.
- Classroom discussions about responsibility
- an understanding that the freedom to choose and hold other faiths and beliefs is protected in law
- Range of World religions taught in RE lessons and daily worship.An acceptance that other people having different faiths or beliefs to oneself (or having none) should be accepted and tolerated, and should not be the cause of prejudicial or discriminatory behaviour
- Range of books in Library and Book Corners
- Promoting skills of independence
- PSED/ RSHE link – similarities and differences/ likes and dislikes (where we live may be different to others), looking at families and different communities
An understanding of the importance of identifying and combatting discrimination