British Values

  

Our Vision, Golden Rules and Learning Powers support all children, staff, governors and community to develop effective relationships throughout the school. 

At Danetree Primary School we actively teach British Values and these are embedded through our weekly assemblies and interwoven in our wider enrichment curriculum. 

We explore the 5 British Values:

Democracy

Rule of law

Individual liberty

Mutual respect

Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs 

Promoting Democracy at Danetree

Democracy is evident throughout our school:

-  Pupils have the opportunity to have their voices heard through our numerous Pupil Leadership Opportunities. 

- Our school’s Behaviour Policy enables pupils to distinguish right from wrong. In instances of wrong doing, we challenge children’s bad choices by allowing children time for reflection to accept their responsibility for their wrong doings and support them to make changes for the future.

- We encourage a respect for democracy by modelling the voting process whenever appropriate, such as elections for house captains and class representative for pupil parliament.
 

Promoting the Rule of Law at Danetree

- The importance of Laws/rules, whether they be those that govern the class, the school, or the country, are consistently reinforced, particularly during regular school and class assemblies, SMSC and wider curriculum work.

- During Global Enrichment lessons children are taught the value and reasons behind laws; that they govern and protect us, the responsibilities that this involves and consequences when laws/rules are broken.
 

Promoting Individual Liberty at Danetree

-  Within school, children are actively encouraged to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment.

- Pupils are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms and advise how to exercise these safely, for example through our E-Safety and SMSC lessons. Whether it be through choice of challenge, how they record work, selection of lunches or participation in our extensive extra-curricular clubs- pupils are given the freedom to make choices.
 

Promoting Mutual Respect at Danetree

- Part of our school ethos and behaviour policy has revolved around Core Golden Rule of "Be Kind" and pupils have been part of discussions and assemblies related to what this means and how it is shown.
 

Tolerance of and respect for those of all faiths, no faith, different culture and lifestyles

- This is achieved through enhancing pupils understanding of their place in a culturally diverse society and by giving them opportunities to experience such diversity.

- Assemblies and discussions involving prejudices and prejudice-based issues have been followed and supported by learning in RE and SMSC.

-Members of different faiths or religions are encouraged to share their knowledge to enhance learning.