British Values Statement

WE ARE COMMITTED TO ACTIVELY

Promoting British Values

At St. Bart’s Multi-Academy Trust, we are committed to actively promoting British values, ensuring that our pupils leave us well-prepared for life in modern Britain.

The government highlights the importance of teaching British values in all schools. At St. Bart’s, we embrace every opportunity to instill these fundamental principles:

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

Through the promotion of these values, our Trust and its academies aim to ensure that pupils:

• Understand the democratic process and how citizens can influence decision-making.
• Recognise the benefits of living under the rule of law and its role in maintaining a safe society.
• Understand the separation of power between the executive and the judiciary, and why it is important.
• Appreciate the accountability of institutions and the independence of the courts.
• Know that freedom of religion protects all faiths, as well as those with no faith.
• Accept that people with different religious beliefs should be respected and not discriminated against.
• Recognise the importance of identifying and challenging extremism.

We promote British values both within and beyond the classroom, embedding them at the heart of our ethos.