Promoting British Values 

At Milton On Stour CE School we believe that everyone has a moral purpose and that we should encourage our pupils to become responsible citizens who contribute positively to society. The philosophy and ethos of Milton On Stour CE school  is based on tolerance, respect and kindness. We promote these values through everything that we say and do.  

The Government defines British values as: 

·         Democracy 

·         The rule of law 

·         Individual liberty 

·         Mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.

These values fit within the school’s values and are promoted and supported throughout the curriculum and through our attitudes and relationships. 

Some of the ways that we promote are values include

School council -Pupils elect the members who then represent their class at meetings .

Curriculum- RE lessons provide opportunities to learn about many different faiths and beliefs. PSHE lessons focus on rights, responsibilities and making good choices . 

Assemblies cover stories from many faiths and cultures .

Discussions and mock elections are held to coincide with local and national elections .

Our equal opportunities statement ensure that no group is discriminated against .

Circle times and restorative conversations are used to bring issues out into the open and strengthen relationships .

The children are encouraged to become responsible citizens through charitable work and fundraising.

The curriculum at our school comprises all the learning and other development opportunities that pupils experience at the school. We aim to provide our pupils with a broad, balanced education, develop them to fulfil their potential and nurture them into good citizens, conscious of their responsibilities to each other, their family, society and the world of work. British Values underpin our ethos and curriculum.  

We believe that education, at home and at school, is a route to moral, social, cultural, spiritual, physical and mental development, and thus the well-being of everyone. Education should also reaffirm our commitment to the virtues of truth, justice, honesty and sense of knowing right from wrong.

 

Years 3 and 4- 

For our British Values afternoon, we explored the concept of diversity by creating a symbol to represent it. We worked together in groups of 4 to create our symbols and thought carefully about what diversity is and what it might look like. We began with a discussion about the importance of respecting our differences, during which the pupils shared thoughtful comments like, "If everyone were the same, the world would be boring," and, "Being different is fun." To deepen our understanding, we examined various symbols, including those representing different religions, to become familiar with their meanings. 

 Year 5 and 6 - Individual Liberty 

On British Values day, the pupils in Year 5 and 6 had an excellent discussion about what individual liberty is and how and when it is necessary to curtail an individual's liberty in order to ensure that the rights of others are respected. We looked at a range of different scenarios and the children showed a very good understanding in their responses. They summed up their ideas about what individual liberty is to create a collaborative poster.

21/02/2024 - Wheat Class (Rule of Law)

Why do we have rules?

In Wheat class we have been learning why we have rules, we started our day discussing our rules if we were the new headteacher at Milton. Later in the day we continued this by playing ball games in pairs without being given any rules. The children soon discovered how chaotic this was so we slowly started to introduce rules into the games. We had a circle time after this where the children discussed that rules keep us safe, rules keep things fair and rules stop us from getting hurt among plenty of other discussions around why rules are important. The class were very thoughtful about this topic and we had lots of meaningful conversations about it.

 

For our British Values afternoon, Hops focused on the big question: 'When is your individual liberty curtailed or removed?'
This stemmed many questions as to what the differences are between rules and laws and when it is acceptable to get liberty taken away. From these discussions, we created our own shield with four personal values of when someone's liberty should not be removed, e.g food, shelter and warmth.

Hops Class were learning about MP's and their roles. We produced a mock election where children represented a party: Green, Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrats. They produced a manifesto, budget, posters and a speech to pitch their ideas.