British Values

In 2011 the Government defined British Values as The Rule of Law, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect and Tolerance and Democracy.  As a school we promote these values in a variety of ways:

The pupils understand the school rules and what happens if these rules are broken.  At the start of each year, classes discuss class rules and agree a charter to abide by.  During lessons and assemblies pupils learn about the importance of having rules and how these relate to laws.  We use a range of resources to promote moral, spiritual,social and cultural awareness among our pupils.  Our pupils have a well-developed sense of justice.  They understand and are able to discuss why there needs to be consequences for those who break the rules or laws.  By being immersed in the ethos of the school, our pupils learn about their responsibility to be law abiding citizens.

 

The school values the pupil's voice so we ask them about their learning, their concerns and for their ideas about how we can make things better for them.  We do this by using pupil questionnaires and through our School Council.  At the start of each year, pupils vote for their class representatives through an election process.

 

Alongside rules and laws, we promote freedom of choice and the right to respectfully express views and beliefs,  Through the provision of a safe, supportive environment and empowering education, we provide boundaries for our pupil's to make choices safely.

Our ethos at St Ursula's Catholic Primary School is based on care, mutual respect and good manners.  Adults actively model respect with one another- and with the pupils - in how we speak to and treat one another.  Our school is a diverse community and through the RE curriculum we promote an awareness of different faiths.

 

Prevent

Schools now have a legal duty to prevent young people from being drawn to terrorism (since 1 July 2015). Schools should be alert to issues around staff, pupils and parents.

At St Ursula’s Catholic Primary School, we build pupils’ resilience to radicalisation by promoting fundamental British values and enabling our pupils to challenge extremist views.

Schools now have a legal duty to prevent young people from being drawn to terrorism (since 1 July 2015). Schools should be alert to issues around staff, pupils and parents.

At St Ursula’s Catholic Primary School, we build pupils’ resilience to radicalisation by promoting fundamental British values and enabling our pupils to challenge extremist views.

 

Duty of schools and other settings:

The Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 which became law in February 2015, puts a responsibility on schools to participate in work to prevent young people from being drawn into terrorism, and to challenge extremist ideas that support, or are shared by, terrorist groups.

Schools are subject to the duty to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism. Being drawn into terrorism includes not just violent extremism but also non-violent extremism, which can create an atmosphere conducive to terrorism and can popularise views which terrorists exploit.

The statutory guidance refers to the importance of Prevent awareness training to equip staff to identify pupils at risk of being drawn into terrorism and to challenge extremist ideas. The Home Office has developed a core training product for this purpose – Workshop to Raise Awareness of Prevent (WRAP). All our staff have received WRAP information and take part in training sessions.

Promoting Fundamental British Values through SMSC

Prevent Duty Guidance

Educate Against Hate