Democracy:

Grange Primary School has an elected school council with a pupil from every class – Reception through to Year 6. At the end of Year 5, children have the opportunity to apply for positions within school and the two elected Rights Respecting Ambassadors chair our school council. Children in other classes must put themselves forward for the role of school council member and they are voted for by their classmates. This is used as an opportunity to promote and teach about democracy and the electoral process. The council meets regularly to discuss issues raised.

We also encourage our children to take ownership and responsibility for different aspects of school life e.g. Head pupils, House captains, Librarians, Sports captains etc.

Democracy is also taught throughout our curriculum, including in PSHE and History,

We further promote democracy throughout the school year in PSHE lessons, assemblies and during voting time we take our children to look at the polling stations to see how they work.

The Rule of Law:

At Grange Primary School, we have high expectations of behaviour and pupil conduct and this is reflected in our behaviour policy and our home school agreement. We have many rewards for good behaviour including: house points, bobbin treats, Star of the week, Reading awards, Writer of the week, River cup team points, attendance rewards etc.

Through our Class charters (linked to RRS), school assemblies including themed weeks for antibullying week and children’s mental health week and PSHE children are taught how to be respectful and are supported to develop a strong sense of morality; knowing right from wrong and doing the right thing even when it is difficult.

Individual Liberty:

Supported by our school values, PSHE lessons and Rights Respecting Schools elements, children are taught about personal responsibility, choices, ambition and aspirations. Children are encouraged to follow their interests both in school and outside of school and we celebrate their achievements through assemblies and our school newsletter.

Through our computing curriculum, children are taught to keep themselves safe while online whilst exercising such liberty. This is achieved by Safer Internet sessions, which includes assemblies and activities in February during Safer Internet Week, safety sessions for Year 6 children highlighting key issues such as bus safety, personal safety and knife crime before their transition into High School, the computing and PSHE curriculum topics and visits from outside organisations such as the NSPCC.

Further to this, the Fire Service visits Year 2 and Year 6 annually to talk to the children and explain about being safe on the roads and the law. Our KS1 children take part in our Road Safety programme annually and our Year 5 and 6 also undertake a road safety programme called ‘Bikeability’.

Our local community support officer visits our school regularly to deliver whole school and individual class sessions from PolEd and is a further asset to our school ensuring that children are encouraged to make good life choices, keeping both bodies and minds healthy.

Mutual Respect:

We have high expectations for behaviour which is clearly reflected in our behaviour policy and our home school agreement. Through our school ethos, values, Rights Respecting Schools work, class charters and behaviour expectations children are taught to be kind and considerate and to treat each other with dignity and respect. We teach our children to be cooperative and collaborative learners and to be supportive and understanding of similarities and differences. Mutual respect is also promoted through our PSHE lessons, humanities curriculum and in assemblies. There are clear expectations for play times, for example:

• play leaders who support younger children with their play during lunch times.
• River Cup challenges, where children work together in their house teams on weekly challenges devised and delivered by Year 6 Sports Captains

Tolerance of different faith and beliefs:

We have high expectations about pupil conduct and this is reflected in our Behaviour Policy and Equality Policy and Action plan. Tolerance of different faiths and beliefs is promoted through our Religious Education curriculum. Our children study a wide variety of religions world views - their beliefs, places of worship, festivals and about living traditions.

Every year, we visit France and Belgium with our Year 6 pupils where we focus on Respect and Remembrance. Children attend the Menin Gate remembrance service and take part in the ceremony, laying a wreath to the fallen soldiers of the world wars.

Throughout a child’s journey at Grange Primary School, they are given the opportunity to visit a variety of places of worship linked to our RE programme of study. These visits further develop the children’s understanding and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs.