SMSC & British Values
Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) and British values are at the heart of our Citizenship curriculum. Citizenship is taught separately from PSHE.
British Values in education refers to a government initiative introduced to teach children the values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance, each of which is considered a fundamental British Value. British Values is a government initiative introduced to teach all students the values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance.
The Department for Education published guidance on promoting British values in schools as of November 2014 “to create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation of 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.”
Pupils address key aspects of the suggested structure, including but not limited to:
- Enabling students to develop their self-knowledge, self-esteem and self-confidence;
- Enabling students to distinguish right from wrong and to respect the civil and criminal law of England;
- Encouraging students to accept responsibility for their behaviour, show initiative, and to understand how they can contribute positively to the lives of those living and working in the locality of the school and to society more widely;
- Enabling students to acquire a broad general knowledge of and respect for public institutions and services in England;
- Encouraging respect for democracy and support for participation in the democratic processes, including respect for the basis on which the law is made and applied in England.
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