Value

How We Promote It

Democracy

• Fellowship

• We have an elected School Council with representatives from each class
• Eco-Council meets weekly and includes members from every class
• The school has two Junior Road Safety Officers
• Each class develops a Class Charter with agreed rights and responsibilities for the coming year
• Year 6 are encouraged to take on posts of responsibility throughout the school, including Librarians, House captains and Sports Captains
• All children belong to a school house and housepoints are awarded for citizenship, as well as academic progress and attainment.
• We follow the Hampshire guidelines in our PSHE curriculum – including units on community and belonging

The Rule of Law

• Fellowship
• Courage

• Our Behaviour Policy has been recently reviewed and updated – promoting a consistent approach to recognising good behaviour across the school and imposing sanctions for inappropriate behaviour. Good behaviour is often rewarded through our weekly Golden Assembly
• The recognition and understanding of right and wrong is constantly referred to within our collective worship
• The PSHE curriculum contains topics based on how laws are developed and managed in the UK and elsewhere.
• Classroom Charters set out agreed practices for each class

Individual Liberty

• Fellowship
• Courage
• Creativity

• The PSHE curriculum encourages the children to make sensible informed choices and understand age appropriate risks and pressures
• Each term the children are able to choose from a wide range of clubs and activities run by school staff and outside agencies
• Inter and intra school events are open to children eg: writing and sports events
• The JRSO’s promote the sensible choices to be made in road safety awareness
• Year 6 attend the annual Junior Citizen event to prepare them for their growing independence
• The Eco- Council promotes responsibility and the choices to be made in helping to protect the environment

Mutual Respect

• Fellowship
• Creativity

• The school has a Single Equalities policy which promotes the celebration of differences and the respect of all
• The class charters identify the rights and responsibilities of every child
• Themes within collective worship encourage the respect of ourselves and others
• The PSHE curriculum includes units at each age range to promote self- respect and respect of others

Tolerance of other Faiths and Beliefs

• Fellowship
• Courage

• The curriculum provides opportunities for visitors from other faiths
• The school follows the Hampshire Agreed RE syllabus Living Differences and focuses on Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and Islam
• Although we are a Church of England school, our collective worship themes include stories and references to other faiths