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Schools are required to provide for the spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development of their pupils. As part of this requirement, we are expected to actively promote fundamental British values.
The government defines these as:
Our efforts to promote fundamental British values are designed to prepare children for life in modern Britain.
Ultimately, we aim to help pupils understand:
The values are reflected throughout our school, including in our ethos, policies and assemblies.As a Rights Respecting School we value all of the British values individually and through out school charter. The values are embedded within our ethos and do not sit outside of it. Our articles drive our understanding and give us links to what it means not just to be British but also a good and kind person.
Children also engage with the values through the curriculum, in ways that are suitable for their age and context. For example, in some subjects there are opportunities to think about traditions from different cultures and religions.
Extra-curricular activities such as games teach children about the importance of rules. Pupil votes, questionnaires and councils are other ways that children can have their voices heard and learn about democracy.
Our duty to actively promote fundamental British values means that we always present political views to children in a balanced way. We are also responsible for challenging prejudiced or extreme opinions and behaviour.
As part of this responsibility, we have put measures in place to protect children from exposure to extremist views. Please feel free to contact the school if you would like more information about this.
Absolutely. As a Rights Respecting school we live by all of the UNICEF Articles. Article 14 states 'I have the right to have my own thoughts and beliefs and to choose my religion, with my parents’.Also, one of the fundamental values is Respect and Tolerance of people with different faiths, and we teach our children that British law protects their freedom to hold their own beliefs.
Any prejudice or discrimination towards pupils on the basis of their faith goes against the fundamental British values and will not be tolerated by the school.
The curriculum provides lots of opportunities to look at fundamental British values. Your child will already have some experience of this in lessons such as religious education (RE) and personal, social and health education (PSHE). All of our PSHE lesson start with a review of British Values.
In each subject, our teachers will look out for these opportunities and encourage children to think about how the values link into the topics they are studying.
Our school’s ethos already includes all aspects of the government’s fundamental British values. For example, we expect our children to follow the school rules and show kindness to one another. Promoting fundamental British values will reinforce, not change, our current ethos. The FBV was and is part of our school, through the UNICEF Rights Respecting and our School Charter.
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Contact the school
If you have any questions or concerns about British values and what it means for your child, please do not hesitate to contact the school.
Government information
The following guidance and news article from the Department for Education (DfE) may be useful for further information:
Promoting fundamental British values as part of SMSC in schools, DfE
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