British Values are defined as:
- Democracy
- The rule of law
- Equal opportunity for all
- Individual liberty
- Mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and religions
We support this at Douglas Valley by encouraging and supporting children to:
- Be honest
- Be friendly
- Trust people
- Appreciate what we have
- Keep on trying
- Be kind
- Understand that sometimes we are the same and sometimes we are different
- Share and take turns
- Take responsibility
- Be fair
We do this by:
- Promoting inclusivity
- Using the key person system to create warm trusting relationships between children and adults working in the nursery
- Staff role modelling positive social, moral and cultural values and supporting parents to do the same
- Having a focus on personal, social and emotional development to develop children’s confidence, self esteem and independence
- Encouraging and supporting children to work together in groups so they can learn to be with and play with others
- Supporting children to develop the characteristics of effective learning which enables children to begin to become self reflective and consider how they should behave
- Having a positive approach to behaviour management which reinforces positive behaviour
- Using books and popular culture to share and discuss value based messages
- Using first hand experiences and everyday events to promote positive values e.g. comforting a child who is upset
- Developing children’s understanding of our school community and the community they live and how people are sometimes the same and sometimes different
- Introducing children to cultural and religious practices and events in a way that is meaningful for them