British values
The four definitions of British values are as follows:
Democracy
The rule of Law
Individual liberty
Mutual Respect and Tolerance of different faiths and beliefs
These values reflect those that the Business School promotes to all its learners through the Code of Conduct
By actively promoting these values the Business School aims to:
- Assist learners to become valuable and rounded members of society who treat others with respect and tolerance, regardless of background
- Help our learners understand the importance of mutual respect and to understand how they can contribute positively to those the lives of those in the locality of the Business School
- Celebrate difference and promote diversity
Encourage an understanding of the difficulties other cultures face, where such values are not respected - Encourage learners to accept responsibility for their behaviour, to distinguish right from wrong and to respect the civil and criminal law of England
In order to enable this, the Business School will:
- Show leadership and accountability in providing staff development and training to enable them to support learners’ understanding of these values
- Hold meetings where everyone is valued, included and made aware of their responsibilities in line with policies and procedures
- Encourage learners to have a voice that is listened to and valued, to feed back to us through surveys and to show mutual respect through our behaviour policy
- Utilise opportunities such as general elections and debates to promote British values and help learners to argue and defend different points of view
- Encourage students to become responsible individuals, critical thinkers who show initiative and actively participate in their own learning and development, making informed choices about their future pathways
- Promote British values through teaching sessions and events around the Business School
Activities the Business School uses to promote British Values
Democracy
- Encourage collaboration and promote group learning activities
- Student surveys and comments boxes
- Election of Representatives for each awarding body
- Hot seats with the Business School Operations Director and/or Senior Managers
- Elect Trustees, who are active members of the Business School
The rule of Law
- Disciplinary policy and procedure
- Staff to wear ID badges and lanyards
- Student/staff Code of Conduct/behaviour policy
- Follow procedures for Attendance, Behaviour and encourage learners’ commitment to study via their Apprenticeship Commitment Statement
- Business School policies i.e. IT policy or No Alcohol policy
Individual liberty
- Hosting events promoting the Business School
- Health and Wellbeing and Safeguarding blogs and links
- Encourage active healthy lifestyles all year round
- Welcome meetings for Apprentices
- Offer support to learners so they all have equal access to learning
Mutual Respect and Tolerance of different faiths and beliefs
- Learning Coach meetings
- Bullying & Harassment policy and Safeguarding policy
- Individual meal planning if required
- Social media activity and information around the School
- Multi faith / Quiet rooms
What we do – other ideas we adopt
Democracy
- Student Representatives
- Surveys
- Student Quality Review Meetings
- Meeting the Senior Management Team and Trustees in order to influence policy
Individual Liberty
- Health and Wellbeing
- Safeguarding & PREVENT resources
- Annual calendar of events to celebrate difference and diversity
- T-Shaped Employability Framework
Rule of Law
- ID Badges and Lanyards
- Student Agreement
- Staff Code Of Conduct
- IT User Policy
- Discipline procedure
Mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs
- Annual calendar of events to celebrate difference and diversity
- Quiet rooms
- Student Agreement
- Anti-bullying and harassment tutorials and theme weeks
