Tysoe CE Primary School Promoting British Values
At Tysoe C of E Primary School we believe it is vital that our children develop a strong set of values and principles, they understand what shapes their worldview and how these differ from others, and that they question what it means to grow up in British society. Through a rich and challenging curriculum, we invite pupils to reflect upon their role in our diverse society.
We use Picture News in Collective Worship to demonstrate a clear link for the children between current events and the British Values set out by the Department for Education.
The British Values are:
- Democracy
- The rule of law
- Individual liberty
- Mutual respect and
- Tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.
Democracy
UN CRC Article 12: Children have the right to say what they think should happen, when adults are making decisions that affect them, and to have their opinions taken into account.
How We Promote It
We facilitate a deeply embedded appreciation of the values of fairness and democracy through our curriculum and Collective Worship as well as through our School Council and Collective Worship Group. We encourage children to volunteer for roles around school including OPAL ambassadors and office duty. Children also access a PSHE curriculum that promotes democracy and rights and responsibilities.
The Rule of Law
UN CRC Article 19: Governments should ensure that children are properly cared for, and protect them from violence, abuse and neglect by their parents, or anyone else who looks after them.
High expectations of behaviour permeate all that is undertaken within our school. Children have a very clear understanding of the rule of law within our own school as represented in our Behaviour and Relationships policy and the Restorative Practice we use at school. Through the curriculum, children have opportunities to discuss the ‘UN Convention on the Rights of the Child’. There is a strong ethos in which children are supported to develop a sense of morality; knowing right from wrong and doing the right thing, linking it to the British laws. They see that laws and rules are there to protect citizens and ensure wellbeing and safety.
Individual Liberty
UN CRC Article 31: All children have a right to relax and play, and to join in a wide range of activities.
UN CRC Article 15: Children have the right to meet together and to join groups and organisations, as long as this does not stop other people from enjoying their rights.
Children are very much encouraged to take opportunities and follow interests and are supported both in external and school extra-curricular activities. Their achievements are shared and celebrated. With a focus on individual liberty, pupils learn how to keep themselves safe and are encouraged to take personal responsibility, makes choices and have ambition and aspiration. They are exposed to positive role models through trips and visits.
Mutual Respect
UN CRC Article 2: The Convention applies to everyone whatever their race, religion, abilities, whatever they think or say and whatever type of family they come from.
UN CRC Article 30: Children have a right to learn and use the language and customs of their families, whether these are shared by the majority of people in the country or not.
Children are expressly taught to have respect for themselves, and for all people, including those of a different faith, gender, age, sexuality or disability. Through teaching about the protected characteristics, we encourage our children to embody the value of mutual respect. All members of the school community have a duty to challenge discrimination wherever it is found.
Tolerance of Different Faiths and Beliefs
UN CRC Article 14: Children have the right to think and believe what they want, and to practise their religion, as long as they are not stopping other people from enjoying their rights. Parents should guide their children on these matters.
The school’s RE and Worldviews curriculum provides a broad knowledge and understanding of world faiths. Children are developing a detailed understanding of their own worldviews and the worldview of others as well as how these worldviews are shaped by different beliefs, faiths, backgrounds and education. Within this teaching and through trips and visits, children are taught to recognise commonality of all people, as well as contrasts in worldviews, and to value these equally. Debate and discussion are positively encouraged to enable children to value and gain a fuller understanding and tolerance of diversity.