Promoting British Values

At Tottington Primary School, fundamental British values are promoted and embedded into all parts of school life. The core values of the school - the TPS STAR (Be SAFE, Be a TEAM PLAYER, Have a good ATTITUDE and Show RESPECT)  reflects these values, ensuring that all members of our school understand the importance of these values and how they are essential to enable us to operate as a community.

Democracy

Democracy is well represented within the school. Pupils have the opportunity to have their voices heard through our School Council and Pupil questionnaires. The elections of school councillors is based on pupil votes. Senior leaders and subject leaders regularly talk with pupils about our school and the curriculum we offer, using pupil voice to improve our offer.

Our school behaviour policy involves recognition and rewards, these are review regularly with the views of pupils. Through our use of the restorative justice approach, children understand that they have a right to be heard.

Rule of Law

The importance of Laws, whether they be those that govern the class, the school, or the country, are consistently reinforced throughout regular school days, as well as when dealing with behaviour and through school assemblies. Pupils are taught the value and reasons behind laws, that they govern and protect us, the responsibilities that this involves and the consequences when laws are broken.

Our school rules link directly to each of our school core values and our community charter outlines the expectations of all the stakeholder of the school – staff, pupils and parents.

Tolerance of those with Different Faiths and Beliefs

This is achieved through enhancing pupils understanding of their place in a culturally diverse country and society and by giving them opportunities to experience such diversity. Assemblies and discussions involving our school core values have been followed and supported by learning in RE and PSHE. Members of different faiths or religions are encouraged to share their knowledge to enhance learning within classes and the school. Issues of intolerance are dealt with immediately both individually and through whole class discussions.

Individual Liberty

Within school, pupils are actively encouraged to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment. Being safe is one of our core values and as a school we educate and provide boundaries for young pupils to make choices safety, through of provision of a safe environment and empowering education.  Pupils are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms and advise how to exercise these safely, for example through our E-Safety and PSHE lessons. Whether it be through choice of challenge, of how they record, of participation in our numerous extra-curricular clubs and opportunities, pupils are given the freedom to make choices.

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Mutual Respect

Part of our school ethos and behaviour policy has revolved around Core Values such as ‘Respect’ and pupils have been part of discussions and termly assemblies related to what this means and how it is shown. Posters around the school promote respect for others and this is reiterated through our classroom and learning rules, as well as our behaviour policy. Our use of the restorative justice approach builds an understanding of the need for respectful behaviour towards all members of our school.

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