Broadlea Primary School

Our School's Values, Rules, Motto and Vision

At Broadlea we have three core values: Kindness, Resilience and Aspiration.

We also have three simple school rules which apply to all aspects of life: Ready, Respectful and Responsible.

Our school motto is: 'Be the best you can be.'

Mission Statements

• We want our children to be equipped to be resilient and active learners who independently find out and explore, problem solve, reflect and think critically.
• We strive for all our children to be good communicators and have the necessary literacy and numeracy skills to enable them to successfully access the next stage in their education.
• We want our children to be self-aware and to take responsibility for themselves; to understand who they are and their own personal strengths. 
• We strive to ensure that our children are good citizens, ready to take their place in a diverse and modern British society. They are respectful and tolerant, show honesty and integrity and are empathetic towards others and the environment.
• We aim to provide a rich and varied curriculum through our unique learning environment, including Forest School, ICT Suite, Art/Science room, and extensive school grounds.

British Values Statement

The DfE have 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.”

The Government first set out its definition of British values in the Prevent Strategy in 2011, and these values were reiterated in 2014 through ‘Promoting fundamental British values as part of SMSC in schools’. At Broadlea Primary we support and reinforce British Values regularly through class and school assemblies and our Relationships, Sex and Health Education teaching programme. Our core values, ‘Kindness, Resilience, Aspiration’ underpin all we do in school and are supported by our three simple school rules, ‘Ready, Respectful, Responsible. We use Picture News, with its focus on current affairs, alongside ‘No Outsiders’ to support weekly assemblies, reflecting on links to British values each time.

Democracy                                           

Democracy is embedded throughout our school curriculum and rules.  Children are always listened to by adults and are taught to listen carefully and with consideration to each other, respecting the right of every individual to have their opinions and voices heard.  Children also have the opportunity to air their opinions and ideas through our School Council, House Captains and pupil questionnaires.  The elections of the School Council members and House Captains are based on pupil votes, reflecting our British electoral system and demonstrating democracy in action.

The Rule of Law

The importance of laws whether they are those that govern the class, the school or the country, are consistently reinforced.  Our school rules, ‘Ready, Respectful, Responsible’, are deeply embedded in every aspect of school life, are readily understood by children and seen to be necessary to ensure that every class member is able to learn in a safe and enabling environment.  Our children are taught the values and reasons behind laws, that they govern and protect us, the responsibilities that this involves and the consequences when laws are broken.

Individual Liberty

Within school, children are actively encouraged to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment.  As a school we educate and provide boundaries for our children to make choices safely, through the provision of a safe environment and an empowering education.  Our children are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms and are advised how to exercise these safely; examples of this can be clearly seen in our online-safety and RSHE lessons.  Whether it is through choice of challenge; of how they record; or participation in our numerous extra- curricular activities; our children are given the freedom to make choices and are encouraged to act responsibly and show initiative.

Mutual Respect

As a school which holds respect as one of its three core rules, our positive behaviour and relationships policy is built around the importance of this value.  The children have been part of discussions and collective worship related to what this means and how it is shown.  Respect is one of the values which is taught explicitly within lessons and collective worship, enabling children to contribute positively to the lives of those living and working in the locality of our school. It is shared with home through newsletters and website information. Adults throughout the school model, demonstrate and promote respect for others consistently.

Tolerance of Those with Different Faiths and Beliefs 

Our belief in Respect ensures tolerance and understanding of those who have different faiths and beliefs. Broadlea Primary School enhances children’ understanding of different faiths and beliefs through religious education studies; R.S.H.E. work; cultural visits and by inviting visitors to school. By celebrating differences and enjoying a depth of study during themed days and weeks, beliefs, traditions and customs from around the world are studied. Visitors are also welcomed into school to enrich and extend understanding. Through these activities our children gain an enhanced understanding of their place in a culturally diverse society and an understanding of the importance of identifying and combating discrimination.