All schools in England must ‘create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on all schools to promote the fundamental British Values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.’ (Department for Education)

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The Government set out its definition of British Values in the 2011 Prevent Strategy, and these values have been reiterated over recent years.

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At Barcroft Academy, these values are reinforced regularly through our BARCROFT values:

Believe in ourselves

Ambitious and aspirational

Resilient learners

Confident personalities

Respect for ourselves and others

Open-minded

Free-thinking and independent

Thoughtful and caring

At Barcroft Academy we promote British values set out by the Government’s 2011 Prevent Strategy.

The core values are:

Democracy - all children in our school have a ‘voice’. Everyone is heard and listened to. School Council Representatives help to ensure that pupils’ views and ideas are shared with teaching staff.

The rule of law - our school rules help to keep everyone safe. Pupil Leaders and help children to get along with each other and play nicely together.

Individual liberty - children have the freedom to make lots of choices during the school day. They can choose how they learn best, what games they want to play, which clubs they want to join and much more!

Mutual respect – children are encouraged always treat others as they would wish to be treated themselves. Kind and thoughtful behaviour, attitude to learning and achievement are all recognised and rewarded in our school. 

Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs - children enjoy learning about each other’s faiths and cultures and know that it’s important to show respect for different beliefs.