British Values at Cove Infant School
British Values have been identified as:
- Democracy
- Rule of Law
- Individual Liberty
- Mutual Respect
- Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs
Democracy
- Elected School Council by children’s vote– listening and sharing all children’s view
- All children contribute to Class Rules
- Children chosen to represent class in… Green Team, ICT leaders
- Children volunteering to be Playground Buddies
- Children apply for and then get chosen to take on the responsibility for Class Jobs
- Make choices to contribute to school fundraising
- Decision making using yellow/ black hats eg in conscience alley
- Daily opportunities for children’s opinion’s and choice within the learning environment
- Pupil conferencing and questionnaires
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Rule of Law
- Each class decide on own class rules
- School rules – enforced by all. Children understand value and reasons for the rules and consequences for breaking the rules
- Good to be Green Behaviour System
- Playground rules
- Safety rules – PE etc
- E-safety – rules
- Police Visits – to Year R
- Fire Crew – visit to Year One
- PSHE activities on right and wrong
- Negotiated rules when working together in Collaboration
- Assemblies and Class Worship
- PSHE and circle time
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Individual Liberty
- Using the Value of Independence- personal responsibility
- Children encouraged to exercise their rights throughout the school, class, playground and through the curriculum
- PSHE – respecting others, encouraging ambition and aspirations
- Celebrating achievements in assemblies
- SEAL has specific units relating to Individual Liberty – especially ‘It’s Good to be Me’
- Opportunities to pursue own interests eg sport, music, art through Curriculum and after school clubs
- Developing School and Learning Values
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Mutual Respect and Tolerance
- Through assemblies – different beliefs, celebrations, cultures
- PSHE promoting tolerance and respect
- RE lessons compare different religions, customs and beliefs
- Through using value Emotional Intelligence
- Visits by local priest
- School visits to places of worship
- Link with the wider world through projects
- Contributing to foodbanks. Harvest, fund raising for others,
- Themed Days or weeks learning about other cultures – through music, art, food, dance etc
- Exploring what it means to be British – way of life and our culture and national days and festivals
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