British Values

What are British Values?

These values are: Individual Liberty, Rule of Law, Democracy, Mutual Respect and Tolerance. We promote British Values to reflect life in modern Britain and to prepare our young children for life as they grow older and leave school. We encourage our children to be creative, unique, open-minded and independent individuals, respectful of themselves and of others in our school, our local community and the wider world. British values are promoted throughout all of our curriculum although particularly within our assembly themes, RE and PSHE curriculum. In addition to this we also teach current affairs within our class assemblies through the resource 'Picture News'. 

At Gledhow Primary School we use our motto 'I really do matter'. 

Picture News

At Gledhow Primary School we use ‘Picture News’ to support our teaching of current affairs. Having age-appropriate conversations with your child about the news keeps them interested and informed about what’s happening in the world…and you too! They move from wanting to know what happens in MY world to what is happening in THE world and their place in it. By having regular conversations about the news, you are able to share a whole range of topics and together make more sense of different events, issues and stories. Some significant news stories can be frightening, and you will need to consider what your child can cope with and whether they are developmentally ready to understand certain events. For example, you might decide to listen to the news rather than watch it as there may be images they might find upsetting. Talking about the major headlines of the day and current affairs is important for children to grow up as global citizens but it’s important too to share a variety of fun and exciting news stories from the worlds of sport, entertainment, music, science, etc. as well as local news closer to home. Please see some examples of weekly picture news stories below.