British Values
Welcome to our British Values page. Mrs Crawford is the lead teacher for British Values across the school. She plans and delivers lessons to all year groups once a half term to prepare pupils for life in modern Britain.
The five core values British people aim to promote are outlined below.
- Democracy
- Rule Of Law
- Tolerance Of Other Cultures And Beliefs
- Mutual Respect
- Individual Liberty
At The Arches, the British values are embedded within day to day life and are values particularly linked to many of our school values of citizenship, freedom, equality and fairness. Pupils learn about the values through assemblies, opportunities that arise in class, through lessons with Mrs Crawford and SMSC occassions.
Pupils may also learn about government and law, particularly in Year 6. Over previous years, Y6 pupils have visited London and learned more about the political presence within our capital city.
Our school is aware of the need to be vigilant when it comes to any extremist attitudes or behaviour and appropriate actions will be taken accordingly. All staff are aware of the need to alert the Senior Leadership Team and Governing Body if they have any concerns of this nature and have all received training on such extremism.
Spring Term
The British value we are focusing on currently is Democracy. Children in FS2 are reading Farmer Duck and the importance of working together. How we try and make things fair by allowing everyone to have a voice. Key Stage 1, are looking at the story Our House, this story demonstrates of the individual for a fairer outcome. Throughout Key Stage 2, children are looking at what happens in parliament. In groups, they invent a political party and promote one rule or idea to improve school. Each group presents their idea to the rest of the class.
