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Nanpean CP School

Pupil Voice and British Values


Promoting British Values


John Nash, the schools minister, said in a statement: “We want every school to promote the basic British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance for those of different faiths and beliefs".

Our school's aims and objectives link with our Trust's values and advocates valuing diversity, being inclusive and respecting differences. We expect all of our pupils and staff to be excellent examples of, and leaders in, demonstrating these values. We provide opportunities to develop skills, attitudes and dispositions that will stand them in good stead for their future as young citizens. We promote fundamental British values for all children. We promote the British Values through our spiritual, moral, social and cultural education which is embedded throughout our curriculum. 

Democracy
 

The ability to communicate is a vital skill and we ensure that children are given a ‘voice’ to communicate. Children will have many experiences that allow them to practise their democratic understanding. These have included: voting for school councillors each year, taking part in school forum and completing questionnaires regarding areas of their learning, well-being and pupil experience. 

The Rule of Law

Pupils are taught the value and reasons behind laws. Classroom and playground rules, stories supporting values, rewards and consequences and safety workshops with external visitors all reinforce this message. Every other year, our Y5 and Y6 pupils have the opportunity of visiting London which includes a tour around the Houses of Parliament and a visit with our MP if they are in London at the time. This gives our pupils the opportunity to learn about the role the Government plays in our daily life, the importance of democracy and voting and law-making. 

Individual Liberty

Within school, pupils are actively encouraged to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment. As a school weprovide boun daries for young pupils to make choices safely.  Pupils are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms and advised how to exercise these safely, for example through our E-Safety, PSHE lessons and bullying and safety workshops. 

Mutual Respect

Children learn that their behaviours have an effect on their own rights and those of others. All members of the school community treat each other with respect.

Tolerance of Different Faiths & Beliefs

Nanpean CP School is situated in an area which is not greatly culturally diverse, therefore we place a great emphasis on promoting diversity with the children. Our RE and PSHE teaching reinforces this. 
To see how British Values is incorporated into our PSHE curriculum visit https://www.jigsawpshe.com, where you can see the variety of topics covered within the scheme.

Our School Council

At Nanpean School, we recognise that pupil voice is paramount and in addressing this, our School Council has strived hard to ensure all children's ideas are valued and listened to. Therefore, we are excited to announce that Nanpean School are to become part of the Worldwide Organisation, Smart School Councils Community. This model, provides easy access to digital tools-saving on paper so Eco friendlier-to involve every pupil, from Reception class to year 6, in decision-making, social action and developing skills for life. Rather than having a small committee of pupils to drive pupil voice onwards, every Nanpean pupil, will be expected to contribute to the work of the Smart School Council. So after the initial digital set-up, Smart School Council will be 100% child led, which promotes independence and resilience.
 
The School Council represents the voice of our pupils and uses this opportunity to campaign for what our pupils want. As a school, the children get a say in some key aspects of the school's development as we open changes to our school to voting. 
 
Previously, the School Council have had annual visits to St. Stephen in Brannel Parish Council to learn more about the history of the Parish Council and the important work that it does on behalf of our community. They also got the opportunity to learn more about how a Council meeting is run and compare their roles in the School Council to the Councilors on the Parish Council.
 
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