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All schools have a duty to actively promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs.

As a Unicef Silver Rights Respecting School, we see the crucial work of promoting these values as working directly alongside our Rights Respecting values. 

As a school we have made the Pledge to Commit to achieve the Anti-Racist Schools Award. 

Within our school community, our efforts to promote fundamental British values are designed to prepare learners for life in modern Britain and be positive citizens. Opportunities for our learners include: 

  • Throughout the curriculum, helping our learners understand the importance of children’s human rights 
  • Learning about the importance of challenging discrimination, and how to do this respectfully and safety 
  • Understanding how we can influence decision-making by taking part in democratic processes such as the termly School Council, using Votes for Schools and Change.Org and writing to MPs to enable our learners to have their voices heard on current affair issues that they might feel passionately about 
  • Visits from our local MP, visits to the Houses of Parliament and visits from charities and organisations that promote British Values
  • Recognising our freedom under British law to choose different faiths and beliefs 
  • Understanding that the law is there to keep us safe and is also there to uphold Children’s Rights
  • Creating and reviewing the School Charter 
  • Engaging with Awareness Days and Events that promote tolerance and equality
  • Implicit and explicit teaching of Kindness, Respect and Equality, as set out in the school’s Positive Behaviour Policy and our School Charter: these are words that are modelled throughout the school by our staff 

Our duty to actively promote fundamental British values means that we always present political views to our learners in a balanced way. We are also responsible for challenging prejudice or extreme opinions and behaviour, and will always do so in a kind and respectful manner. 

As part of this responsibility, protective measures are in place to protect all our learners from exposure to extremist views. Please feel free to contact the school if you would like to know more information on this. 

As well as British Values teaching opportunities within the curriculum, our staff are careful to model the values of kindness, respect and equality that we would like our learners to have. Kindness and Respect are at the centre of our School Charter. It is very rare for there to be incidents of bullying within the school but, should this happen, through subjects such as PSHE and PSD we teach children to keep themselves safe, and where to seek support should they need to. Please see our Positive Behaviour Policy for more details.

‘Every day my son looks forward to going to school – to get away from his room, and all the poking and prodding from doctors is such a relief. He is treated like a school boy, rather than a patient, and I think this has as much healing properties as medicine! Due to his illness, my son has missed about a month of schooling, but hopefully will have caught up because of the hospital school.’

(Parent, 2018)

‘Wow, where to begin. I wanted to write to you to demonstrate how much of a positive impact you have had on me……you have restored my faith in teachers everywhere...the CAMHS Campus School was definitely the highlight of Springfield for me as is the case for so many others. Rest assured if I ever get involved in the murky world of politics your funding will be quadrupled, ring-fenced and seared forever.’
‘We are so grateful and thankful for the brilliant staff at the St. George’s Hospital School. We have spent quite a lot of time there over the past 18 months, they have made learning such fun – memorable science experiments and story writing, the best time making posters and adverts and treats for the school cafe. The staff are cheerful, calm, gentle and above all fun. Thank you to the great team.’
‘We were so grateful to the teaching team. They have been absolutely fantastic. My daughter had surgery on Monday and was quiet and withdrawn. This has been instrumental in her recovery and also kept her mind on education whilst she’s been sick.’
‘Everyday my son looks forward to going to school – to get away from his room, and all the poking and prodding from doctors is such a relief. He is treated like a school boy, rather than a patient, and I think this has as much healing properties as medicine! Due to his illness, my son has missed about a month of schooling, but hopefully will have caught up because of the hospital school.’
‘We are so grateful and happy for the care and support – teachers are so helpful and very kind, we love you all for your hard work, keep it up. Thanks so much.’
‘Thank you for the range of learning opportunities you provided my son in hospital for the week for the week he was on the neuro ward. He found the activities very engaging and accessible. He thoroughly enjoys maths and looked forward to the activities you provided for this – he is especially looking forward to the spreadsheet analysis this afternoon. he enjoys music and was surprised to have the opportunity to learn about and play different instruments. Thanks again for all your help.’
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‘We are so grateful that there is a school/classroom to attend. Josie really needs something to focus on when he’s in hospital, he looks forward to getting out of his room and working/studying English, Maths and other interesting topics he can learn about. It has really made a difference to his mood during the hospital stays, having been admitted so many times throughout the past 7 months. Furthermore, it helps him keep on top of his schooling.’
‘Thank you for helping me for the past 10 months. You have helped me to keep as motivated and hopeful for my future as I could have been. I cant wit to start college and maybe become a paramedic. I’ll always remember this school and everyone in it’
‘The service aims to enable pupils with long-term illnesses, mental health issues or who are pregnant to remain in education…... You and your staff ensure that these aims are fully met. Most pupils have missed long periods of learning due to illness. They make remarkable progress during their short time in the school.
Pupils told us that, without the school, they would not be able to engage fully in learning or sit any examinations. Parents value the high-quality teaching provided alongside the excellent care and support given to each individual pupil.’

Ofsted, 2018

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