At St George’s we actively teach our children about Fundamental British Values. We do this through our whole school curriculum, including PSHE/ RHE, collective worship and what we do in the daily life in school. By promoting British Values in school, we ensure young people leave our school prepared for life in modern Britain.
The Key British Values are:
How democracy flows through St George’s:
The ability to communicate is the most important area of learning. At St George’s, we empower our children by giving them the opportunities to make choices about the things that they believe to be important. Pupil voice is regularly used by the school to seek children’s views and that of others about aspects of school life. By valuing each other’s voice we demonstrate that we support democracy and liberty.
How the Rule of Law flows through St George’s:
We involve children in the setting of the class rules; helping the children to make decisions and choices that are acceptable to our St George’s family, the local community and beyond. The link between actions and consequences are developed in children’s understanding. Children are taught about safety from a variety of visitors and this in turn helps them to feel safe in their environment.
How Individual Liberty flows through St George’s:
Children are supported in developing their self-knowledge, self-esteem and self-confidence from the very start of them joining our Little Dragons nursery. We support each child being an individual, respecting themselves and being kind to themselves. Developing independence is an important part of understanding yourself.
How Respect and Tolerance flows through St George’s:
Respect is one of our core Church School values and fundamental to the ethos of our school. Staff wear rainbow lanyards and the rainbow is everywhere in our school as a symbol that all are welcome in our St George’s family. We live in a multi- faith community where each person is respected and valued equally without regard to ability, gender, faith, heritage or race. Cultural appreciation and the development of cultural capital are embedded in our curriculum intent. Prejudicial or discriminatory behaviour is openly challenged and there is an ethos in St George’s that models, upholds and celebrates kindness, empathy and an understanding for other’s point of view.
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