Priestlands School

Priestlands School Values – Including British Values

Priestlands is dedicated to developing young people who will go on to become successful and happy members of society.  We are committed to delivering an education which goes beyond exam success and the academic curriculum, and which will support our students to improve their future life chances.

Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural values at Priestlands develop self-knowledge, self-esteem and self-confidence. They ensure our students can distinguish between right and wrong and have a respect for the law.  Students are expected to take responsibility for their actions and the choices they make.

Priestlands aims to combine its core values with the Government’s British Values and to ensure that they are a part of everyday life and expectation both at school and in the wider community.

Priestlands values are that students should be: Creative, hard-working, enthusiastic, happy, kind and honest.

The Government laid out its vision for British Values in the 2011 Prevent Strategy.  In the Government strategy there are five British Values.  They are:

• Democracy
• Rule of Law
• Individual Liberty
• Mutual Respect
• Tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs

These values are delivered and modelled through the curriculum via subject areas: PSHCE, Life Skills and Ethics.  Further opportunities are provided through assemblies, visiting speakers, the student council and extra-curricular opportunities.

Priestlands is dedicated to ensuring that students leave school with a strong foundation of values.