British Values

The DfE has reinforced the need “to create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on 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.”

At Durrington All Saints we uphold and teach pupils about British Values which are defined as: 

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

These values are embedded throughout our curriculum, our Worship and daily school life.  

We live these values as part of our everyday life at Durrington – we have our 'Durrington Rules’ to keep us safe and learning, we choose our Value Champions, we respect each other’s views and beliefs and treat everyone equally and kindly as part of the Durrington community.  

We talk about these values every day, sometimes as part of our PHSE lessons and often as part of Collective Worship and other subjects.  

We use Jigsaw PSHE scheme which helps 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. Jigsaw contributes, as a good PSHE programme should, to the British Values agenda very significantly, both through the direct teaching of information and through the experiential learning children will enjoy.

The 5 strands of the British Values agenda have been mapped across every Puzzle and every Piece (lesson).