Contact Search Menu Modern Life in Britain “Acceptance and engagement with the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs; the pupils develop and demonstrate skills and attitudes that will allow them to participate fully in and contribute positively to life in modern Britain.” – Ofsted inspection handbook Our aim at Co-op Academy Woodlands is to encourage pupils to develop and demonstrate skills and attitudes that will allow them to fully participate in and contribute positively to life in Britain. We actively promote the fundamental British Values. They run through everything that we do. This forms part of our wider work in school with children in relation to their Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural education (SMSC). The Prevent Strategy, defines the British values. These are key to allowing everybody to participate and contribute positively to our society. These values are: democracy the rule of law individual liberty mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs Throughout the day, our Co-op Values and RESPECT programme are a part of everything we do. Our values teach ‘democracy’, ‘working together’ and ‘respect’, which work really well alongside the defined British values. Our broad and balanced curriculum allows the exploration of all of these values, across many different topics and subjects. We also directly link each of our topics to a British value. Democracy We have an active School Council. Children are involved in democratic processes, for examples in voting for pupil councillors. Taking turns in class, at lunch time and in after school clubs. Rule of Law Pupils regularly discuss aspects of behaviour. Teachers begin each new year by revising the ‘school rules’ which are formulated as a contract with the children displayed in classes. This way, every child knows the standard of behaviour expected. We manage behaviour positively where a range of rewards such as praise, respect points (respect badges) and golden time minutes are used. We consult our parents and carers regularly thorughout the year on a range of aspects of school, including behaviour. Visits have regulary visits from the police and our local PCSOs. As part of our PSHE curriculum, children know their own right and respect the right of others. Individual Liberty We take collective responsibility to ensure that individual liberties are respected. We provide a range of interventions to ensure all pupils can achieve their full potential, such as strengthening minds and circle of friends. We run after school sports clubs. We take part in Anti-bullying week every year, reviewing our school’s Anti-Bullying Code. We challenge stereotyping and bias in our work in PSHE, Care to Talk and our Career Skills Sessions. Mutual Respect Our aim is that every member of the school community feels valued, respected and treated fairly. Each week we have Respect Assembly where we celebrate the successes of our learners across school. Our pupils take on a broad range of responsibilities such as playground leaders and helping during lunchtime. We actively support charitable causes such as local food banks and care homes for the elderly. In our PSHE and RE curriculum, celebrating British festivals and special events such as Christmas, Easter, Eid, Diwali, World Book day, Children in Need regularly throghout the year. Tolerance At Woodlands we educate pupils from a range of backgrounds from many different places. We aim to promote an environment where everyone feels safe and secure. We promote positive relationships so people can work together with the common purpose of helping everyone to learn. Every member of the school community behaves in a considerate way towards others. We treat all children equally and to become positive, responsible, increasingly independent members of the school community. Our PHSE curriculum equips the pupils to negotiate, share and co-operate. Our RE curriculum teaches the pupils about the different faiths and beliefs of many religions. Download our British Values and Co-op Values Links Document Each half term we focus on a particular Co-op Value, we embrace that value with tasks, trips and other activities. These insights and experience give our children real life experiences to why our values really matter. Promoting these values, ensure our children are not only prepared for a life in modern Britain, but they appreciate it too. The Educate Against Hate website contains lots of useful information. Educate Against Hate Downloads British Values and Co-op Values at Woodlands (PDF, 349 KB) Facebook Twitter Linkedin Pinterest Email Our Co-op Commitment We are part of the Co-op Academies Trust, a group of academies united by the values underpinning the co-operative movement; self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and solidarity. 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