British Values at Wychwood

Responsibility and Liberty

• Pupil Voice (children encouraged to have and express own opinions)
• Encouraging pupils’ individual strengths
• Community links (Day Care Centre, Old Prebendal)
• Independent thought – make choices
• Class jobs/monitors, hall monitors – all cared for environment/resources and happiness of other children
• School Council (liberty) Freedom to Speak
• Non School Uniform Days
• Charity work
• FSU King/Queen for the day and free flow activities
• Self (homework, visits/trips, residentials, sleep overs)
• Choose friendships
• Staff take priority leads on SDP – report to FGB
• Subject Leaders
• Choice to enter competitions/Extravaganzas etc.

Mutual Respect

• Manners
• Staff speak to children respectfully
• Adult child interaction
• House system, Star Award, Achievement Certificate – recognition of achievement
• Respecting/celebrating ALL achievements in and out of school – competitions
• Musical Extravaganza
• International Week
• After school clubs run by staff
• Church Services
• Assemblies – behaviour
• Respect to visitors

Tolerance

• International Week
• RE policy- other World Faiths
• Celebration/ World Festivals
• House System – mixed ability/age groupings
• Visits to places of worship (Christian and others)
• Mixed age playtimes
• Circle time
• Experiencing different members of the community
• Vertical grouping on themed days
• Tolerance of difference (behaviour/ability) modelling by staff.

Democracy

• School Council
• Class Elections (Reflective Monitors, School Councillors)
• FGB (Parents and Staff elected)
• Class debates
• Staff meetings
• Open door policy (parents/carers)
• Opportunities to formulate class working ethos (class rules)
• Policies – Inclusion, Access, Equality to all
• Sport (mixed teams)

Rule of Law

• Class rules (positive)
• Policies (Behaviour, Bullying)
• Reward systems
• Modelling of good behaviour
• Involvement with community support officer
• School Council – Playtime Rules
• Visits to Junior Citizen
• Cycling Proficiency
• Staff Contracts
• Code of Conduct
• Debates
• Policies