British Values & SMSC

What are British Values?

• Democracy
• The rule of law
• Individual liberty
• Mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs

British Values at Malet Lambert.

At Malet Lambert we aim to:

• enable pupils to develop their self-knowledge, self-esteem and self-confidence
• enable pupils to distinguish right from wrong and to respect the civil and criminal law of England
• encourage pupils to accept responsibility for their behaviour and to understand how they can contribute positively to society generally
• enable pupils to acquire a broad general knowledge of and respect for public institutions and services in England
• further tolerance and harmony between different cultural traditions
• encourage respect for other people and encourage respect for democracy, including respect for the basis on which the law is made and applied in England.

What is SMSC?

SMSC stands for Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural education, which is essential for helping pupils develop as well-rounded, informed individuals.  At Malet Lambert, we promote SMSC throughout the curriculum in PSHE Enrichment Days, tutor time also via school trips and events.

Assembly rota

Find out more about the content of our year group assemblies by downloading the rota here.

British Values and SMSC in lessons.

We address both British Values and SMSC throughout all subject areas and during Enrichment, which form part of our PSHE curriculum. Since we began running Enrichment Days in September 2015 we covered the following aims:

• Racism
• Respecting diversity
• Exploring cultures
• Life in modern Britain
• Democracy
• Mutual respect and tolerance
• The rule of law
• Understanding and exploring the values, beliefs and opinions of others
• Developing personal values and beliefs
• Moral codes
• Recognising right from wrong
• Consequences of actions
• Conflicts
• Understanding communities and societies
• Imagination and creativity in learning