British Values

The Department for Education are clear that:

“Keeping our children safe and ensuring schools prepare them for life in modern Britain could not be more important. This change is an important step towards ensuring we have a strong legal basis for intervening in those schools where this is an issue. The vast majority of schools already promote British values. This is about making sure we have the tools we need to intervene if children are being let down.”

British values are fundamental to British society and promoting cohesion and integration. The promotion of these values also seen helps us to protect children from extremist ideologies and to help prepare them for life in modern Britain.

The fundamental British values are:

Democracy: making decisions together, for example giving opportunities to develop enquiring minds in an atmosphere where questions are valued.

Rule of law: understanding rules matter as in Personal Social and Emotional development for example collaborating with children to create rules and codes of behaviour.

Individual liberty: freedom for all, for example reflecting on their differences and understanding we are free to have different opinions.

Mutual respect and tolerance: treat others as you want to be treated, for example sharing and respecting others’ opinions.

Overall, promoting British values is about helping our pupils develop a sense of identity, become responsible citizens, and understand the importance of living in a diverse and tolerant society.

We use Jigsaw to teach British values across the key stages.