British Values
The Department for Education states that there is a need for schools to promote fundamental British values.
These are:
- Rule of law
- Democracy
- Tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs
- Mutual respect
- Individual liberty
At Smallwood, these are linked to our school values and are promoted through so much of what we do. We also continually enrich and develop our curriculum so that it incorporates British values as part of our overall PSHCE (Personal, Social, Health, Citizenship, Education) programme.
We actively reinforce these values in a wide variety of ways:
Rule of law
- School Values
- Weekly celebration assemblies for achievement
- Comparing and contrasting values and law through the ages and across cultures
- Weekly PSHCE lessons using the PATHS programme
- Cycle training
- Junior Citizenship programme
- NSPCC assemblies - Speak Out and Stay Safe
- Visits from the community police
- Year 6 visit from the local magistrates
- Themed assemblies to promote our school pillars: Responsible Citizen, Confident Individual, Effective Contributor, Successful Learner
- Themed assemblies to highlight current affairs and topical issues
- PE and Sport competitions (both inter-school and intra-school)
- Anti-Bullying themed week
- Online safety lessons and workshops
Democracy
- Regular pupil voice opportunities including, weekly class reflections, subject leader discussions, senior leader discussions, interviewing of prospective candidates
- Weekly celebration assemblies for achievement
- PSHCE programme
- Rights-Respecting school initiatives
- Junior Citizenship programme
- Regular opportunities in lessons to listen and respond to contrasting viewpoints
- Relationships, Sex and Health Education
- Themed assemblies to highlight current affairs and topical issues
- School Committees promoting the Global Goals
Mutual respect
- Weekly celebration assemblies for achievement
- We fundraise for charities e.g. Red Nose Day, Shoebox Appeal, Children in Need.
- Promotion of our Smallwood Superhero qualities - Kind, friendly, respectful, unique, supportive, helpful
- RE curriculum, including visits to different places of worship, visits from religious leaders, whole school celebrations of festivals from different faiths
- NSPCC assemblies - Speak Out and Stay Safe
- Weekly PSHCE lessons using the PATHS programme
- International Day
- School Committees promoting the Global Goals
- Promotion of inspirational and diverse figures in our curriculum
- Assemblies promoting and highlighting inspirational people
Individual liberty
- Promotion through school values and Superhero qualities
- NSPCC assemblies - Speak Out and Stay Safe
- Weekly celebration assemblies for achievement
- Weekly PSHCE lessons using the PATHS programme
- Circle Time
- Mindfulness activities
- School Committees promoting the Global Goals
- Rights-Respecting school initiatives