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British Values

Promoting Fundamental British Values

In accordance with The Department for Education we aim to actively promote British values in schools to ensure children leave school prepared for life in modern Britain. At St. Nicolas, children are encouraged to regard people of all faiths, races and cultures with respect and tolerance and understand that while different people may hold different views about what is "right" and "wrong", all people living in England are subject to its law.

St. Nicolas’s PSHCE scheme of work, Jigsaw, provides opportunities for teachers to teach children about the values of Democracy, Rule of Law, Individual Liberty and Mutual Respect and Tolerance. These values are promoted through the use of the Jigsaw Learning Charter and the structure of our PSHCE lessons.

Jigsaw British Values Curriculum information

At St. Nicolas, British Modern Values are further reinforced in the following ways:

Democracy

  • Class voting for the election of school councillors at the start of the year;
  • Election for our head boy/girl, sports captains and house captains;
  • Provide pupils with a broad general knowledge of, and promote respect for, public institutions and services such as Fire and Police;
  • Teach pupils how they can influence decision-making through the democratic process;
  • Taught through assemblies and our school curriculum;
  • Encourage pupils to become involved in decision-making processes and ensure they are listened to in school;
  • Help pupils to express their views;
  • Model how perceived injustice can be peacefully challenged through our restorative behaviour approach.

Rule of Law

  • Ensure school rules and expectations are clear and fair;
  • Class rules and celebration of adhering to these rules;
  • Help pupils to distinguish right from wrong;
  • Explore within our PSHE Lessons laws and what to do if peer pressure is trying to persuade children to break these;
  • Refer to the protected characteristics as part of our PSHE and wider curriculum;
  • Junior citizen trip with Year 6

Individual Liberty

  • Support pupils to develop their self-knowledge, self-esteem, self-confidence;
  • Encourage pupils to take responsibility for their behaviour, as well as knowing their rights;
  • Model freedom of speech through pupil participation, while ensuring protection of vulnerable pupils and promoting critical analysis of evidence;
  • Challenge stereotypes;
  • Implement a strong anti-bullying culture;
  • Use of restorative behaviour approach to resolve behaviour incidents and conflicts;
  • Online safety units of work are taught throughout school and staff receive training on these.
  • Online safety guides regularly provided to parents in the school bulletin.

Mutual Respect and Tolerance

  • Use Jigsaw PSHE lessons and assemblies to explore the protected characteristics of the 2010 Equality Act to promote respect for individual differences and to actively challenge stereotypes;
  • Explore positive role models (where possible) through topics who reflect the protected characteristics of the 2010 Equality Act;
  • Challenge prejudicial or discriminatory behaviour;
  • Regular collective worship assemblies;
  • Our RE scheme ensures that our children have a good understanding of a range of religious beliefs and customs;
  • Help pupils to acquire an understanding of, and respect for, their own and other cultures and ways of life;
  • Celebrations of our community’s diversity;
  • Use of restorative behaviour approach to resolve behaviour incidents and conflicts.

 

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