At Saint Sebastian's we teach children to understand fundamental British values in the following areas:

• Promoting turn-taking, sharing and cooperation
• Encouraging children to give opinions, share their views, thoughts and feelings and listen to and value the views of others
• Ensuring that children know their views count, because they are listened to
• Allowing collaborative thinking and joint decision-making
• Providing opportunities for critical thinking and questioning

• History/Geography-Ancient Greeks, United Nations
• Discussions about Parliament
• English-Exploring Stories from other cultures
• RE-Learning about different religions eg Christianity, Sikhism, Buddism, Judaism,
• PHSE-De Bono-thinking skills, Circle time, Show and Tell
• Blooms Taxonomy
• Maths-Problem solving
• Peer marking, Next steps discussions, Talk Partners
• Science-Working Scientifically, questioning, observing
• Children nominate others for the Good Samaritan Cup

• Voting for School council
• Termly Meetings with Deputy Head to ascertain the child’s point of view
• Book Day and Christmas Hat Parade
• Viking Day-Boats
• Architecture Day-Making Bird Cages
• Space Dome Visit
• School Clubs- eg Netball, Board games, Craft and Storytime.

• Ensuring children have the space they need to be themselves, to express their individuality and have a positive sense of self
• Ensuring children have opportunities to develop their self-knowledge, self-esteem and increase their confidence
• Ensuring children reflect on their differences and understand that everyone is free to have their own opinion
• Recognising that children have a right to make decisions about and be involved in their own learning and development

• History-Discussions about the importance of democracy
• Encouraging empathy
• Self and peer assessment of activities
• Sharing assemblies
• Class charters
• EYFS-Regular opportunities to choose own learning
• Yr6 Buddies for Reception children

• Milestones Museum-learning about how the past can influence the future
• Henley Rowing Museum-growing self- confidence as children learn new art techniques
• JAC-learning to ride horses
• Visits to Oakwood
• Social skills groups
• EYFS-visits to Jubilee Club
• Yr 6-Helping at Pre-School

• Encouraging children to follow established routines
• Helping children understand that rules and routines apply to everyone
• Helping children distinguish right from wrong
• Enable a culture where children understand their own and others’ behaviour and its consequences
• Helping children set their own appropriate behaviour boundaries and rules

• School and Class Rules
• Code of Conduct
• Yr 6 Charter
• Family points /Silver Cards awarded for good work and behaviour
• Circle time discussions about right and wrong, bullying etc
• Circle of Friends
• RE-Discussions about social morality
• Literacy-Stories/Poetry with morals eg Aesop Fables

• Assemblies led by Headteacher and Key Stage Leaders re importance of rules
• School Vision and Ethos
• Visit to Windsor Castle
• Family Group plays written by Yr 6 about following rules and knowing what is wrong or right
• Church Assemblies
• Sharing the School Behaviour Policy with Parents
• Parent Forum
• School Council-participating in whole School decision making
• Yellow and Red cards for unacceptable behaviour

• Encouraging positive relationships
• Celebrating differences and similarities
• Teaching children to think of others; to be thoughtful and empathetic
• Helping children to manage frustration and resolve conflict
• Encouraging kindness
• Challenging negative attitudes and stereotypes

• RE-Learning about and celebrating some aspects of different faiths
• Geography- Unit of study - Mityana
• History/Geography-Learning about customs of different continents and countries
• History - World War 2 and Remembrance
• Show and Tell
• PHCSE lessons

• School Links with Mityana (Uganda)
• Staff Handbook
• Visit to Imperial War Museum
• Saint Day assemblies
• Remembrance service
• JC Week
• Collective Worship Club