British Values

British Values play an important role in children’s education. At West End, we promote these values by ensuring that our children have an understanding and knowledge of:

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

These values have long been embedded within the school ethos, and form the basis of our behaviour expectations and the way in which all members of our school community work together. Assemblies and specific lessons in PSHE, History and RE help the children at West End think about the rules we share in school and how these rules are embedded in the culture of our country. This ethos underpins the way in which children learn across the curriculum, including playtimes and after-school activities. PSHE sessions help develop children’s critical thinking skills and also provide a structured framework for debate with clear rules that enable children to dig deeper into ideas which can be questioned and challenged in an objective manner.

Our school council and supporting groups are voted for democratically by their peers and take pride in representing their year groups in meetings, assemblies and events.

 

Cultural Cohesion Quality Mark

When wording our school vision, the children were clear that they wanted the word ‘together’ to show that everyone in our school is included.  This vision and the school values of personal, social and environmental responsibility form the core of our school. To further embed our school vision and values, we are focusing on ways to develop our Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI). 

To do this, we are embarking on the Leeds Cultural Cohesion Quality Mark (CCQM).  Our first step on this journey is to make a pledge which the school will uphold.

The school staff and governors have worded our pledge:
We are committed to supporting our school community in being inclusive and respectful of everyone.  We will immerse ourselves in diversity as widely as we can, embarking on a lifelong journey of learning about ourselves and others.

We would like the full school community to join us with this pledge and join us on our journey towards the Cultural Cohesion Quality Mark in the coming years.