British Values
Democracy
- We encourage children to have a say in what happens in our school and in their local area. We have a School Council which has representatives from each class who meet regularly to discuss ways to make improvements and changes within our school.
- Democracy is also promoted through PSHE lessons and assemblies where children are taught to respect their rights and the rights of others.
- We welcome a range of external visitors including local councillors and UK Parliament School Reach
Rule of Law
- Children at Bassetts know what is expected of them, why rules are so important. They learn about the importance of different rules whether they be laws of the classroom, home, local or global societies.
Individual Liberty
- We teach children to value and appreciate their individual liberty within the UK and understand this is not true for all other countries across the world.
- We encourage children to make choices at different points in the school day within a safe and supportive environment.
Mutual Respect
- We have high expectations of how children behave which is reflected in our behaviour policy.
- Children learn that their behaviour has an impact on their rights and those of others.
- We promote opportunities for children to work together with others in a class, team, group or older buddy.
- We warmly welcome all visitors and newly arrived children and their families.
- All members of the school community treat each other with respect
Tolerance of Different Faith and Beliefs
- Bassetts Farm is situated in an area which is not greatly culturally diverse. Therefore we place a great emphasis on promoting diversity with the children. Assemblies are regularly planned to promote this British value through the inclusion of stories and celebrations from a variety of faiths and cultures..
- Our teaching of Religious Education where children learn about different religions, their beliefs, places of worship and festivals.
- Children learn about different societies and cultures through geography and history topics.
- Assemblies mark and celebrate significant religious festivals and current affairs.
- We organise international days and other special days where children learn about other cultures