British Values

How James Brindley Community Primary School curriculum promotes British Values.

At James Brindley Community Primary School, we uphold and teach pupils about British Values. The Government set out its definition of British values in the 2011 Prevent Strategy and in 2014 the DfE reiterated the need to ‘create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on all schools to promote the fundamental British values of:

  • democracy

  • rule of law

  • individual liberty

  • mutual respect

  • tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs’

Values

Ways in which we make provision for, foster and develop SMSC

Democracy
 
 
 
 

PHSE Curriculum and Citizenship eg
 
Praise, house points, Awards of Merit, Golden awards, Headteacher visits/awards, letters home, SEAL themes in assemblies, RE lessons, thread of school ethos
 
School council contributions to school vision
 
School council and funding bids for school council
 
3 separate council elections and pupil questionnaires
 
Prefects
 
Class debates and non narrative writing about debateable subjects
 

Mutual Respect
 
 

PHSE Curriculum and Citizenship eg
 
Golden Rules
 
Treat all with respect, involve the whole school including governors, thread of ethos permeates throughout school, SEAL themes,
 
Children are encouraged to work collaboratively, amicably and constructively in group work, conflict resolution strategies, playground leaders school council, circle time, PSHE lessons,
 
RE and assembly themes cover respect
 
Themes in RE Multi Faith Curriculum ensure learning of all faiths,
 
Fund raising activities, Class charities
 
Focus days, Young enterprise
 
Multi faith celebrations
 

Rule of Law
 
 
Has the ability to recognise right and wrong and an understanding of the possible consequences to their actions
 

PHSE Curriculum and Citizenship eg
 
Attitudes around justice are encouraged within the whole ethos of the school, collective worship and the behaviour policy.
It is taught on the PHSE Curriculum
 
Behaviour policy,Golden rules/ organisation and whole school ethos, house points
 
Police, Fire visits
 
Transition work to prepare for the next stage

Individual Liberty
 
Take increasing responsibility for themselves and their own learning
 

PHSE Curriculum and Citizenship eg
 
House points and reward systems encourage personal responsibility
 
Responsibilities around school, buddy systems, transition between phases, homework, home learning projects, school councils, prefects,
 
Targets (academic and others), evaluation of targets, steps to improve, self/peer assessments,

Tolerance of those of other faiths and beliefs
 
Can value and appreciate others point of view and resolve conflicts effectively
 
 
 

PHSE Curriculum and Citizenship eg
 
RE curriculum covering all faiths,  links with St.Andrew’s CofE and other local schools, visitors to school, displays around school,

Assemblies, RE/Humanities curriculum, cultural days,