What are British Values?
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Democracy
The rule of law
Individual liberty
Mutual respect
Tolerance of those who differ from ourselves
perhaps through faith, beliefs or gender.
These British Values are embedded throughout our
school, in our relationships, in how we are organised
and both within and beyond the curriculum.
British Values and Monkspath
Junior and Infant School
At Monkspath Junior and Infant School we have our
own School Values which are underpinned by broader
values and principles known as British Values. These
British Values bind us together as a society. At
Monkspath Junior and Infant School we have
developed an understanding of what we believe British
Values to be and how they guide what we do.
1.DEMOCRACY
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Britain is a democracy . This means that the people in Britain vote for the people
who make the laws and decide how the country is run. If we didn’t have a
democracy, just one person might be able to make all the laws and that would not
be fair.
At Monkspath Junior and Infant School we are democratic whenever possible. For
example we vote for who we want to represent our classes on our School, Sport and
Eco Councils.
We help to decide which charities we want to raise money for and we are given
choices about things that affect us.
When we vote for things in school, everyone has an equal say and we are listened
to.
School staff listen to the choices we make and what we choose, happens.
We voted for our new Playground equipment during our own ‘general election’ which
was run by our School Council.
2. Rule of Law
• In Britain we have a police
force who make sure people
do not do the wrong thing or
break the laws. This means
that we are safe.
• Without laws in our country, it
would be ‘everyman for
himself.
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In school we help develop
fair rules for our class and
school.
We understand the
importance of rules and the
consequences of breaking
them.
3. Individual Liberty
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In Britain, (as long as we do not break the law), we can live as we choose to and have our own
opinions about things.
In our school, individual liberty is taught through lessons and examples that advise us on how to
safely exercise our rights and personal freedoms. These provide boundaries for us to make
choices safely and in a safe environment.
We have a choice of the challenges we undertake in our lessons and, we have lots of extracurricular clubs and opportunities to choose from.
We are given the freedom to make choices about what we do in school.
We learn that being free to make personal choices does not give us the right to harm or upset
others or to take an unfair advantage.
We understand that liberty of the individual comes with core responsibilities to treat others
fairly, to listen to the views and opinions of others and to treat others with respect.
4. Mutual Respect
• We might not always agree
with other people, but we try
to show respect for their
thoughts and feelings.
• We give respect to others
and we can expect other
people to show us respect.
• We all have buddies from
another year group, we learn
together and develop
respectful relationships with
each other.
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We know that our
behaviour affects our
rights and the rights of
others.
We help each other with
suggestions and advice.
We make all newcomers
visitors welcome in our
school.
5. Tolerance of those with
other faiths and beliefs
• In Britain we understand and value that
other people might have different beliefs
than our own and they may believe in
differing religions.
• As a school we enjoy learning from each
other about the differing beliefs and
religions that our friends and colleagues
live by.
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Our R.E curriculum is planned to
allow us to respect and learn about
different faiths and cultures.
Assemblies within school cover key
religious festivals as well as
reminding us of our core values.
We are quick to challenge any form
of intolerance and feel confident to
do so.
Our school community represents
many faiths and beliefs, we
celebrate our diversity.