At Ashbrook Junior School, we aim to actively promote British values in schools to ensure young people leave school prepared for life in modern Britain. Pupils are encouraged to regard people of all faiths, races and cultures with respect and tolerance and understand that while different people may hold different views about what is "right" and "wrong", all people living in England are subject to its law.

The Key Values are:

• democracy
• rule of law
• individual liberty
• mutual respect
• tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs

Here is an overview of how we integrate British Values into our curriculum.

Democracy:

• Election of school parliament members
• Working collaboratively in some lessons
• Themes through different areas of the curriculum
• In class debates

Rule of Law:

• Understanding of our school rules
• School behaviour policy
• Understanding of safety rules in practical lessons
• Assemblies with a citizenship focus
• Themes through different areas of the curriculum

Individual Liberty:

• Opportunities to make choices
• Opportunities to express opinions
• Themes through different areas of the curriculum
• Opportunities to make mistakes and learn from them

Mutual respect:

• Assemblies
• Class sports
• Anti-bullying week
• Peer feedback
• Themes through different areas of the curriculum

Tolerance:

• Opportunities to express opinions
• Assemblies
• Themes through different areas of the curriculum
• Books used through school with a wide range of characters with protected characteristics