British Values

Democracy - making decisions together

(links with self-confidence and self-awareness)

• Children's role in bigger picture

• Children's views

• Valuing others views and values

• Value and talk about feelings

• Age appropriate democracy in action; for example taking a vote on the theme in role play

Rule of Law 

(links with manging feelings and behaviour)

• Understanding or own behaviour and others

• Consequences and distinguishing right from wrong

• Staff and children creating rules and codes of behaviour; for example age appropriate rules about tidying up and ensuring all children are aware that the rule applies to everyone

Individual Liberty - freedom for all 

(links with self-confidence and self-awareness, people and communities)

• Positive sense of self

• Supporting self-esteem and self-confidence

• Taking risks

• Talk about learning experiences

• Staff to encourage range of experiences.  Language of feelings and responsibilities, reflect on differences and understand free to have different opinion

Mutual respect and tolerance - treat others as you want to be treated

(links to making relationships managing feelings and behaviour, people and communities)

• Policies and procedures which create ethos of inclusivity and tolerance

• Children engaged in wider community

• Similarities and differences between themselves and others; families, faith, communities, cultures, traditions

• Share and discuss practices, celebrations and experiences

• Tolerant behaviours - sharing, respecting others

• Share stories that reflect and value diversity of children's experiences

• Resources and activities that challenge; gender, culture and racial stereotypes

See the link below for details of how these British Values are related to academy values.
Related Academy Values