Stanley St Peter’s CE Primary School actively promotes the core British values of democracy, individual liberty, the rule of law, mutual respect, tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. In accordance with these values, which are at the heart of our school’s Christian ethos, extremist ideas will be challenged and opportunities for radicalisation prevented.
 

We promote British values in many ways; through teaching and learning (in particular the PSHE curriculum), Collective Worship and through our wider school activities. 

Below are some examples of how we promote British Values – it is important to note that this is not an exhaustive list.

At Stanley St Peter’s we promote the importance of democracy through:

• the open and fair voting processes for School Parliament positions and children’s leadership positions
• taking part in debates and discussions
• discussions between School Parliament members and the Headteacher/Senior Leadership team about matters of concern to pupils
• carrying out regular Pupil and Parent surveys

At Stanley St Peter’s we promote the importance of individual liberty by:

• giving the opportunity to choose to take part in school-run clubs and other optional activities
• encouraging child-led activities such as cake sales for charity
• providing E-safety awareness in order to make safe choices when online

At Stanley St Peter’s we promote the importance of law through:

• the Home-School agreement
• following all government legislation relating to education
• consistent application of our behaviour policy
• close partnership with our PCSO

At Stanley St Peter’s we promote the importance of mutual respect through:

• the Home-School Agreement
• our PSHE and RSE curriculum
• regular Collective Worship
• our links with the Diocese and local church
• regular events celebrating different aspects of the curriculum (music, sports, cooking etc.)

At Stanley St Peter’s we promote the tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs through:

• our Religious Education curriculum
• our PSHE and RSE curriculum
• our Collective Worship programme
• our school theme 'Together'
• our school value 'Acceptance'
• our curriculum drivers 'Diversity and Community'

The list below describes the understanding and knowledge expected of pupils as a result of schools promoting fundamental British values.

• an understanding of how citizens can influence decision-making through the democratic process;

• an appreciation that living under the rule of law protects individual citizens and is essential for their well-being and safety;

• an understanding that there is a separation of power between the executive and the judiciary, and that while some public bodies such as the police and the army can be held to account through Parliament, others such as the courts maintain independence;

• an understanding that the freedom to choose and hold other faiths and beliefs is protected in law;

• an acceptance that other people having different faiths or beliefs to oneself (or having none) should be accepted and tolerated, and should not be the cause of prejudicial or discriminatory behaviour; and

• an understanding of the importance of identifying and combatting discrimination