British Values
Democracy - making decisions together (links with self-confidence and self-awareness)
• Children's role in bigger picture
• Children's views
• Valuing others views and values
• Value and talk about feelings
• Age appropriate democracy in action; for example taking a vote on the theme in role play
Rule of Law (links with managing feelings and behaviour)
• Understanding or own behaviour and others
• Consequences and distinguishing right from wrong
• Staff and children creating rules and codes of behaviour; for example age appropriate rules about tidying up and ensuring all children are
aware that the rule applies to everyone
Individual Liberty - freedom for all (links with self-confidence and self-awareness, people and communities)
• Positive sense of self
• Supporting self-esteem and self-confidence
• Taking risks
• Talk about learning experiences
• Staff to encourage range of experiences. Language of feelings and responsibilities, reflect on differences and understand free to have
different opinion
Mutual respect and tolerance - treat others as you want to be treated (links to making relationships managing feelings and behaviour, people and communities)
• Policies and procedures which create ethos of inclusivity and tolerance
• Children engaged in wider community
• Similarities and differences between themselves and others; families, faith, communities, cultures, traditions
• Share and discuss practices, celebrations and experiences
• Tolerant behaviours - sharing, respecting others
• Share stories that reflect and value diversity of children's experiences
• Resources and activities that challenge; gender, culture and racial stereotypes