SMSC and British Values
At Hale CE Primary School, we actively promote the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of all our children. This is done through establishing our strong school ethos which is supported by a clear set of personal, social and learner values – our HALE values.
Heart of the community
Accepting everyone
Love of God and neighbours
Excellence for all
At Hale CE Primary School, we uphold and teach about British Values which are defined as:
- Mutual respect
- Rule of law
- Democracy
- Individual liberty
- Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs
We have a duty to actively promote and embed these values and to challenge pupils, school personnel or parents who express extremist views contrary to fundamental British Values. We want to ensure that children are well prepared for modern life in Britain by the active promotion of and respect of British Values.
We give children at Hale ‘first-hand experience of the diverse make-up of modern British society’ by teaching them respect for other faiths and developing awareness and knowledge of communities other than their own. We value the diverse ethnic background of all our pupils and throughout the year we hold a variety of events to celebrate these; such as whole school assemblies.
We ‘expect teachers to uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school’ and ‘not to undermine fundamental British Values’.
These values are taught through Personal, Social, Health and Emotional Education (PSHE). We also teach and actively promote British Values through planning and delivering a broad and balanced curriculum; ensuring that our curriculum includes suitable opportunities to explore these values.