British Values

The term ‘British values’ might be slightly misleading in that these values are integral to so many countries throughout the world – they differ in no way from the values of other countries.

At Stanley Grove Primary Academy, we promote British values through our ethos, the curriculum, spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development, and through our work as a UNICEF Rights Respecting School and an accredited Nurture school. We reinforce and promote values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect, and respect for British institutions as demonstrated below:

We uphold the British Value of Democracy by:

(Article 12 Every child has the right to be heard   

Article 2 Every child has the right to be treated equally and with respect)

• Facilitating a democratic process for electing Pupil Parliament and the running of the well-being ambassadors.
• Teaching about the democratic process in Britain, at both a local and national level.
• Our pupils are encouraged to have an input into what and how they learn to instil an understanding of democracy for their future.

We uphold the British Value of the Rule of Law by:

(Article 19 Every child has the right to be protected from harm                                    

Article 1 Every child has the right to be treated equally and with respect                        

Article 29 Every child has the right to an education)

• Teaching children an understanding of human rights, in particular the UNICEF rights of the child.
• Implementing our Pupil Parliament and class charters which ensure that the children know their own rights and respect the rights of others.
• Teaching children to learn about the process of law-making and the part that citizens can play in that process during Pupil Parliament Week.
• Implementing our procedures and protocols for dealing with any behavioural or bullying issues and the very rare incidents of racial, homophobic, and other forms of discrimination, which demonstrates to pupils that we take these issues very seriously, mirroring the attitudes of British society.

We uphold the British Value of individual liberty and work to identify and combat discrimination by:

(Article 19Every child has the right to be protected from harm                                           

Article 12 Every child has the right to be heard                                                                   

Article 2   Every child has the right to be treated equally and with respect)

• Teaching children an understanding of human rights in particular the UNICEF rights of the child, through assemblies, lessons, and pupil voice.
• Providing our extra-curricular provision, which offers equal opportunities for all children.
• Holding discussions in Personal Development, RE, Computing, English and other subjects, which allow children to develop respect for the opinions, values and belief of others.

We uphold the British Value of mutual respect by:

(Article 2 Every child has the right to be treated equally and with respect                  

Article 14 Every child has the right to practice their own religion                                    

Article 29 Every child has the right to an education                                                        

Article 30 Every child has the right to practice their own culture)

• Expecting children to act responsibility in many ways in school including being well-being ambassadors and roles within Pupil Parliament.
• Expecting children to take responsibility in every class for a variety of roles which assist in the running of the classroom.
• Encouraging children to have responsibility for their own possessions, behaviour and work, both at school and at home.
• Training staff to deliver information about keeping safe on the internet to all our children and holding information sessions for parents about this.

We uphold the British Value of respect for British Institutions by:

(Article 2 Every child has the right to be treated equally and with respect         

Article 14 Every child has the right to practice their own religion

Article 30 Every child has the right to practice their own culture)

• Celebrating many British festivals and special events, e.g. Remembrance Day, November 5th, Christmas, Easter, World Book Day and Chinese New Year.
• Regularly inviting representatives from various groups, such as the PCSOs, Fire Officers and local charities to visit our school and talk to the children in both lessons and assemblies.
• Teaching about the structure and work of Parliament, keeping children informed of major and minor events which can be discussed

Pupil Parliament

(Article 12 Respect for the views of the child)

In the Summer Term, pupils have the opportunity to nominate themselves to be involved within our pupil parliament. The parliamentary structure is as follows:

• Department for Health
• Department for the Environment
• Department for Culture
• Department for Sports
• Department for Education
• Department for Technology
• Department for Society
• Department for Early Years

We will be welcoming a local councillor to celebrate Pupil Parliament Week with us.