British Values

At Eccleston Primary School we are committed to serving our community and surrounding area. We recognise the multicultural, multifaith nature of the United Kingdom and understand the crucial role our school plays in promoting these values.

As a community school, we encourage admissions from all those entitled to education under British law regardless of faith, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, political or financial status. We are a school for all and this is reflected in our school motto ‘Inspiring independent learners to thrive in a changing world‘ and our school values:

  • Fairness
  • Kindness
  • Resilience
  • Relationships
  • Resourcefulness

This statement outlines the key British Values we actively promote.

At Eccleston Primary School we take great pride in promoting a range of British Values. The Government set out its definition of British Values in the 2011 Prevent Strategy and these values have been reiterated once again through the new National Curriculum which was developed in 2014.

British Values can be defined into 5 areas:

Democracy

Each class democratically votes for two members to represent their class on the School Council. The school council meets with Mrs Davies in order to share pupils’ views and drive new initiatives both within school and in the wider community. The school council report to the leadership team on a regular basis.

Pupils also have a chance to apply to be a School Ambassador, Sports Ambassador, Eco Ambassador and a Reading Ambassador.

The Rule of Law

The school has a clearly defined behaviour policy that positively rewards good behaviour both in and out of school. This also sets out clear boundaries and appropriate consequences and engages parents when necessary to further reinforce school rules.

Behaviour is monitored closely and regular reports are shared with governors. As a result, incidents of poor behaviour and racial incidents are minimal.

The school has very close links with our local Police Community Support Officer who visits school to work with pupils. They patrol outside of school ensuring that children are safe when exiting the school and parents are adhering to safe parking.

Individual Liberty

Within school independence and resilience is promoted with the pupils encouraged to take educated risks, safe in the knowledge that they are supported by a safe and secure environment.

The school provides a wide range of clubs and activities outside of the school day and pupils are encouraged to make choices based on their own interests. Attendance at clubs is also monitored and pupils are encouraged to try new activities where possible in order to broaden their horizons.

Pupils have key roles and responsibilities within each class and the whole school, for which pupils actively put themselves forward.

Mutual Respect

Our curriculum embodies values of mutual respect through units such as Family Life and Relationships, Positive Contributions and much more.

At playtime, buddies initiate play and support our younger pupils. We also have reading buddies whereby older pupils support younger pupils in the school.

Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs

Our R.E. curriculum provides a broad and balanced education on a range of faiths, religions and cultures.

Within our broad curriculum our pupils are introduced to other cultures such as Judaism, Hinduism and Islam. We also study many other cultures within our Geography units such as Europe, The Americas and other Non EU countries.

In addition to this we will offer curriculum enrichment through assembly topics, which are reviewed and adapted to meet the ever changing needs of our society.

This statement offers a summary of the way in which Eccleston Primary School upholds and promotes British Values. As always, in order to experience the unique ethos and atmosphere of our school then a visit to Eccleston Primary School is recommended.

British Values in the EYFS at Eccleston Primary School

The fundamental British Values of ‘Democracy’, ‘The Rule of Law’, ‘Individual Liberty and Mutual Respect’ and ‘Tolerance of Different Faiths and Beliefs’ are already embedded in the EYFS curriculum and practice.

At Eccleston Primary School we actively promote British Values in these ways:

Democracy

  • Encouraging children to know their views count and their opinions are important, e.g. following the children’s interests for topics and activities.
  • Encouraging children to make decisions together, e.g. when sharing a group toy like a large train set.
  • Encouraging the children to see their role in the ‘bigger picture’, e.g. linking to part of a family, class, group, school, community, etc.
  • Encouraging children to value each other’s views and beliefs and to talk about their feelings.
  • Providing opportunities for the children to vote for activity choices, e.g. choosing a book for story time by a show of hands.
  • Encouraging children to complete activities that involve turn-taking, sharing, discussion and collaboration, e.g. model making, role play activities and using equipment.
  • Using group times and circle times to encourage children to take turns, listen to others and to value and respect the contributions made by others in the group.
  • Working together to create an environment where it is ‘safe’ to make mistakes, share thoughts and ideas and to explore different options, e.g. promoting forgiveness after an argument, opportunities to retry an activity and tolerance for different views.