British Values
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. The charts below show this detail.
'Britishness' and Pastoral Activities
|
|
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 Curricular (*) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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.
