British values at Ramridge Primary School

At Ramridge Primary School we believe it is important to develop children to become confident, motivated, kind and well prepared for education and life beyond Ramridge. Children learn that their behaviours have an effect on their own rights and those of others. All members of our school community treat each other with respect.

We take opportunities to promote British Values through our daily assemblies and whole school systems and structures such as electing and running our School Council and our House Captains. We also actively promote the British values through ensuring that our curriculum planning and delivery includes real opportunities for exploring these values. This also means challenging pupils, staff or parents who may express opinions that are contrary to fundamental British Values, including ‘extremist’ views.

British Values are taught explicitly through our Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) curriculum as well as Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE), Relationships Education and Religious Education (RE).  We also embed British Values throughout our daily teaching and ensure we deliver a broad and balanced curriculum. All children are encouraged to regard people of all faiths, races and cultures with respect and tolerance at all times. We are a ‘Values’ based school and achieved this external accreditation in June 2015; this demonstrates evidence of our commitment to also promote British Values within our own school values.

Guidance on promoting British Values in schools was published 27th November 2014.