Read this BBC article on guidance for schools to do more to promote British values:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-30245074
Do you think Waingels promotes British values? What examples can you think of from your time at school when you have been taught, or shown, about tolerance and respect? What do you think we could do to meet these guidelines further?
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The British values are democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect and tolerance of different beliefs. I do think Waingels promotes British values as we have a school council and a head team to promote democracy, and all students have to abide by the law anyway. There are also a multitude of different after school activities to promote the individuality as well as encouraging students to create their own. Also, there is mutual respect between students and teachers with students respecting the teacher’s authority and teachers not dictating the students and not making the students feel like they can’t ask for help. Finally, there is the compulsory GCSE religious studies to create not just tolerance, but understanding and respect for different beliefs. However, if Waingels could improve in one thing it would be to encourage the school council to get more members and be more proactive in making differences in the school, as well as promoting respect for other religions not just the ones of the curriculum.
ReplyDeleteI think that this school promotes British values, or at least the ones outlined in the BBC article. The staff of this school all respect other cultures and are tolerant of them, and I have experienced no situations here that would suggest otherwise. In this school there aren't necessarily certain times when we have been actually taught or shown to respect different cultures, however in RS students learn about other religions (in some ways I think the RS curriculum set by the government could be a whole lot better and perhaps not even a required GCSE subject at all, but that's a discussion for another day) and in turn are shown that other religions should be respected, which is true. I don't think that this school could do much more to meet the guidelines, and in fact, those who don't respect other religions and cultures aren't going to watch an assembly and suddenly change their ways. I think it is vital that schools accept all cultures, but I don't feel that people respecting other cultures is really impacted by the school, whatever it is the school does. I think if a person respects other cultures is much more down to home life and how they have been brought up in their family. But I think on Waingels' part, they are doing the right things in promoting the British values.
ReplyDeleteI think Waingels promotes British values. I can remember many assemblies over the years of being at the school on respect and tolerance. Furthermore the large letters around the school and also certain topics in subjects like RS both demonstrate this viewpoint. I think the school effectively promotes British values: I think there is a line of it becoming too excessive but at this current moment I don't find it being met. In my opinion the school should keep on the same trajectory for promoting British values.
ReplyDeleteI personally think Waingels does promote British values. I know this because there's always a new goal for each term etc. such as this term is kindness or tolerance. Also the constant use reminder of tolerance to others and what they believe in is regularly scattered throughout the years teaching students how to allow others to believe different things to you/us. Also this is furthered as in RS from year 7 to year 11 you learn all about different religions, how they practice that religion and what they believe in. This helps show us that the British values are to accept and be tolerant to others no matter their background, so RS is another key factor in showing us what our core British values are at a school. It will definatley help build up respect and British values to others if you're taught it at school and I personally believe they do this very well and help us realise we should be respectful to others. And they help build on the foundations of what is right and wrong and how to treat other people who do believe in other religions and aspects of life.
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