Promoting and Teaching British Values – Policy
Statement
Promoting British
Values at Winyates Playgroup
The DfE has recently
reinforced the need “to create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on
all schools to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of
law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with
different faiths and beliefs.”
The government set out its
definition of British values in the 2011 Prevent Strategy, and these values
have been reiterated by the Prime Minister this year. At Winyates Playgroup
these values are reinforced regularly and in the following ways:
Democracy:
We listen to children’s and
parents’ voice. Our playgroup behaviour policy is clear that children
are expected to contribute and co-operate, taking into account the views of
others.
The Rule of Law:
We consistently reinforce our
high expectations of children. Children are taught the value and reasons behind
our expectations (rules) that they are there to protect us, that everyone has a
responsibility and that there are consequences when rules are broken.
Individual
Within playgroup, children are
actively encouraged to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and
supportive environment. As a playgroup we educate and provide boundaries for
young children to make choices safely, through our provision of a safe
environment and empowering teaching. Children are encouraged to know,
understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms.
Mutual Respect:
Part of our playgroup ethos
and behavior policy has revolved around Core Values such as ‘Respect’, and
children are modelled this by caring, sharing and listening to others. The
staff help children to understand how to respect by talking about how
actions/words can affect others.
Tolerance of those of
Different Faiths and Beliefs:
We aim to enhance children’s
understanding of different faiths and beliefs by participating in a range of
celebrations throughout the year. Children have the opportunity to dress-up in clothes
and try different foods from other cultures and we encourage parents/carers to participate and support our multi-cultural events.
This
policy was originally adopted at a meeting of
19/10/2015
Held
on (date)
Julie Skipp 10102/2017
Signed
on behalf of the pre-school
Updated 10/02/2017