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British Values

At Caldecote Primary School, we actively promote the five fundamental British Values:

  • Democracy
  • The rule of law
  • individual liberty
  • Mutual respect
  • Tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.

This ensures that our young people understand the importance of respect and leave school fully prepared for life in modern Britain. 

 

Democracy at Caldecote Primary School - what does it look like?

  • Classes vote for those who take up pupil leadership roles, such as school councillors.
  • Children have the opportunity to vote when making choices about school life, for example, choice of class text and pebble jar treats.
  • Children are often given the opportunity to be part of decision-making, for example, RRS Ambassadors conduct surveys to gauge pupil voice, and children give feedback to class representatives before decisions are made. 
  • The Caldecote Curriculum explores democracy in real life, both presently and in the past.
  • Children have regular access to news programmes and learn about modern politics in Britain.

 

Individual Liberty at Caldecote Primary School - what does it look like?

  • In our school, pupils have a voice that is listened to and our pupil voice groups include our School Council, Eco Council, Playtime Ambassadors, Junior Travel Ambassadors and Rights Respecting Schools Ambassadors.
  • Children are often give choices within their learning, for example how to record their work, the challenges they access or physical environment.
  • Children are provided with lots of opportunities for choice in different aspects of school life, including their lunch, snacks, play and extracurricular activities. 
  • Children are encouraged to express their individuality through activities offered, events and as part of the whole school ethos. We celebrate the personal achievements of individual pupils on a weekly basis in our celebration assembly. 

 

Mutual respect at Caldecote Primary School - what does it look like?

  • At Caldecote, we place great importance on respect – it is a core value of our school. 
  • During Anti-Bullying Week we explore mutual respect. 
  • Our assembly curriculum has a number of SEND and wellbeing foci including National Mental Health Day, Neurodiversity Celebration Week and Children's Mental Health Week.
  • Our Caldecote Reading Spine promotes mutual respect.
  • Regular and responsive online safety sessions are delivered to ensure mutual respect online. 
  • Children are encouraged to challenge prejudice-related language and incidents and a restorative approach is used to explore issues and promote respectful conversations.

 

The rule of law at Caldecote Primary School - what does it look like?

  • Our Code of Conduct sets expectations which are clear and consistent
  • Our behaviour policy supports the understanding of rewards and consequences for all pupils. 
  • We have a Pupil Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) which ensures that we understand rules around how to stay safe on the internet.
  • Each class devises a class charter as part of our work as a Rights Respecting School.

 

Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs at Caldecote Primary School - what does it look like?

  • Our RE curriculum ensures that every child has a good understanding of a range of religious beliefs and customs.
  • Through our assembly curriculum, our children learn about important celebrations in different religions.
  • Our Core Book Spine promotes tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs.