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Our vision for promoting British Values
At Chertsey High School, we recognise not only the importance of allowing students to flourish academically but we also embrace our wider role in preparing them for their adult life beyond the formal examined curriculum. Part of our role in that preparation is ensuring that we promote and reinforce British values to our students.
The government set out its definition of British values in the 2011 Prevent Strategy and considered them to be democracy, rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect and tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs. At Chertsey High School these values will be reinforced in a pervasive manner and permeate the school community.
The examples that follow are an indication of some of the many ways we will seek to embed British values at Chertsey High School and should be seen as an indication of our approach rather than an exhaustive list.
| Democracy | The democratic process is employed for important decisions within the school community, for instance, elections being held for our Prefects and Lead Prefects and in our Student Action Teams. The principle of democracy will be explored in History and Citizenship lessons as well as in form time and assemblies. |
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| The Rule of Law | The rule of law will be enforced when dealing with behaviour and through school assemblies. Students will be taught the value and reasons behind laws, that they govern and protect us, the responsibilities that this involves and the consequences when laws are broken. Visits to authorities such as the Police, Fire Service, and Magistrates will be regular parts of our calendar and help reinforce this message. |
| Individual Liberty | Students are encouraged to make independent choices through our rewards system, knowing that they are in a safe, secure and supportive environment. Students will be encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms and receive advice about how to exercise these safely, for example through our exploration of E-Safety in Computing and form time activities. |
| Mutual Respect | Respect is at the core of our school ethos and is expected to be modelled by students and staff alike. The school promotes respect for others and this is reiterated through our classroom and learning environments. In line with our commitment to democracy students at Chertsey High School will always able to voice their opinions and we will foster an environment where students are safe to disagree with each other. Mutual respect will be embraced throughout the curriculum from the concept of ‘fair play’ in PE to a number of mentor programmes which promote mutual respect between students across different year groups within the school. |
| Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs | This will be achieved through equipping students with the ability to understand their place in a culturally diverse society and by giving them opportunities to experience such diversity within the school community. Our curriculum is planned using the BET EDI toolkit to ensure that EDI is embedded throughout school life. |
Should you feel that the school is not meeting this requirement, you should contact the school office and request to express your concerns with the Headteacher. Likewise, if you feel that anyone working at the school is undermining these values you should report this to the Headteacher.
