British Values
The DFE have rightly 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”.
We strongly believe that our ethos and values reinforce and promote these fundamental British values. They are underpinned in a number of ways in the daily life of the school and the school’s core values.
We strongly believe that our ethos and values reinforce and promote these fundamental British values. They are underpinned in a number of ways in the daily life of the school and the school’s core values.
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Democracy Link to school values: Respect Commitment |
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The rule of law Link to school values: Respect Honesty |
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Individual Liberty Link to school values: Consideration Perseverance Positivity |
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Mutual respect Link to school values: Respect Positivity |
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Tolerance Link to school values: Respect Consideration Honesty |
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Being Part of Britain |
As s school, we value and celebrate the diverse cultures of our community. Alongside this, we value and celebrate being part of Britain. In general terms, this means that we celebrate traditions, such as customs in the course of he year; for example, Remembrance Day, royal events, Harvest, news items, Christmas and traditions. Furthermore, children learn about being part of Britain through our curriculum. Geographically, our pupils learn about he physical and locational elements of Britain, such as its capital cities and counties, its rivers and mountains, its make-up of countries and where Britain is in relation to the rest of Europe and other countries in the world. In PSHE they also investigate local issues. They interpret data in order to identify ways to enhance our immediate locality and be an effective local citizen. Historically, children learn about different periods in history, and how our British culture and way of life has been shaped by events in the past. They also include inventions and discoveries, invaders and settlers and conflicts which have affected the local and national way of life. |
How do we do our part in both preventing radicalisation and promoting British Values? |
Read above for how we promote British Values through our curriculum - it is who we are and what we do at IVJS! We take great pride in developing our children’s Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural development. We ensure that our safeguarding practices are kept up-to-date, and our policy and training covers the different aspects of the ‘Prevent Strategy’. We are ensuring that our pupils are able to think critically using curriculum opportunities including small group work. We teach about multiple religions. Assemblies focus on interpersonal skills, which inherently promote Fundamental British Values. We challenge and act strongly on any form of racism or prejudice, either by adults or children. We provide strong emotional and pastoral support, and look out for individuals or groups of children or adults who may be isolated. |