Smiling Faces Pre-School
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Values
The government has set out the need for ‘British values’ to help everyone live in safe and welcoming communities where they feel they belong.
These British values are defined as
- Democracy
- The rule of law
- Individual liberty
- Mutual respect
- Tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs
These values are not unique to Britain but are universal aspirations of equality and are, as such, fundamental to helping all children become compassionate, considerate adults who form part of a fair and equal society.
Early years settings must demonstrate these values through the management and implementation of the Early Years Foundation Stage and ensure that they are understood and applied.
At Smiling Faces Preschool, we ensure that,
- We listen to the voice of the children and parents
- We follow the pre-school rules
- We encourage children to know their right
- We will always respect each other’s culture and religion through caring sharing and listening
- We celebrate different faiths and holidays throughout the year
The Prevent Duty
As part of the government’s prevent agenda, early years settings are asked to actively promote British values, which are implicitly embedded within the EYFS.
More recently, the government has reinforced the need “to create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation to promote fundamental British values” within education, as part of their strategy to overcome radicalisation and terrorism.
The Counter Terrorism and Security Act (2015) places a Prevent duty on early years settings “to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism”.
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