Our curriculum includes reference to developing a sense of ‘Britishness’ with the following areas implicit in: PSHCE & Citizenship, History, Geography and PE & Outdoor Adventurous Activities (taught lesson time); and, Character Strengths, Investors in Pupils and SEAL (Tutor Time).
Key Topics include:
- Rule of law
- Sovereignty of the Crown in Parliament
- Tolerance
- Personal Freedom
- Free Speech & Freedom of Expression
- Belief in Private Property
- Institutions quintessentially British
- Out History & Culture
- Love of Sport & Fair Play
- Patriotism
A review of our Pastoral & Academic curriculum has identified where each of the ten ‘Britishness’ topics is covered. Â The charts below show this detail.
‘Britishness’ and Pastoral Activities
| Â | Tutorial Themes and Activities | Character Strengths | SEAL Targets |
| Rule of Law | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sovereignty of the Crown in Parliament | ✓ |  |  |
| Tolerance | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Personal Freedom | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free Speech and Freedom of Expression | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Belief in Private Property | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Institutions quintessentially British | ✓ | ✓ |  |
| Our History and Culture | ✓ | ✓ |  |
| Love of Sport and Fair Play | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Patriotism | ✓ | ✓ |  |
‘Britishness’ and Curriculum Activities
 | PE | Geography | History | RE | Citizenship | PSHCE | Cross |
| Rule of Law | ✓ |  |  | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sovereignty of the Crown in Parliament |  |  | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |  |  |
| Tolerance | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Personal Freedom | ✓ |  | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free speech & freedom of expression |  |  | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Belief in Private property | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |  |
| Institutions quintessentially British | ✓ |  |  | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Our History & Culture |  | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |  |  | ✓ |
| Love of Sport & Fair play | ✓ |  | ✓ | ✓ |  |  | ✓ |
| Patriotism | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |  | ✓ |  | ✓ |
(*) This includes trips, events and student curriculum committee activity.
