BRITISH VALUES

At The Avenue

At The Avenue, we recognise the multi-cultural, multi-faith society and ever-changing nature of the UK. We promote British Values through our spiritual, moral, social and cultural education offering many broad and balanced opportunities for development throughout the curriculum. All staff demonstrate and promote these values and attitudes, providing positive role models for our children. British Values have been identified as the key elements detailed below, together with examples of how these could be achieved in everyday practice.

Democracy

An understanding of how citizens can influence decision-making through the democratic process.

• Being aware of others and sensitive to differences
• Building relationships; listening to others; initiating play and conversations; resolving conflicts; playing co-operatively and taking turns; taking responsibility for carrying out small tasks; sharing; beginning to solve problems and negotiating; working as part of a group; understanding and following rules
• Listening to others and responding to what they hear, understanding body language
• Participating in team games; negotiation with others.

The Rule of Law

An understanding that the freedom to hold other faiths and beliefs is protected in law

• Following directions.
• Being aware of boundaries and of behavioural expectations; co-operating with routines and adapting behaviour to different events, changes in routine and social situations.

Individual Liberty

An acceptance that people having different faiths or beliefs to oneself (or having none) should be accepted and tolerated, and should not be the cause of prejudicial or discriminatory behaviour.

• Beginning to develop friendships
• Developing preferences, having favourite songs, stories; expressing feelings and ideas; making choices
• Communicating needs and feelings; making requests
• Having a sense of self as an individual; expressing own feelings, preferences and interests; sense of self; saying ‘no’; requesting help; confident to try new activities.

Mutual Respect

An understanding of the importance of identifying and combatting discrimination.

• Beginning to have their own friends; being aware of others and sensitive to differences; showing care and concern for living things and for their environment
• Playing alongside and co-operatively with others; representing own ideas, thoughts and feelings through creative activities
• Understanding body language; listening to others and responding to what they hear
• Enjoying the company of and interacting with others; showing affection and forming special friendships/relationships; being aware of own and others’ feelings; taking turns; understanding that own actions affect other people.

Mutual Tolerance

An understanding of those of different faiths and beliefs.

• Joining in with family customs and routines; knowing about similarities and differences between themselves and others and among families, communities and traditions; showing awareness of and interest in different ways of life, culture and religions.
• Pupils will learn about different faiths through immersion days, engaging experiences, sensory activities and visits. To promote embedded learning and accommodate the diverse needs of our pupils, each value is taught throughout the curriculum. This approach enables us to build and develop awareness and understanding of British Values.