British Values

We actively encourage and promote British Values at Chatham Grammar and firmly believe that all students should embrace and outwardly demonstrate the values of honesty, loyalty, integrity, respect and democracy, regardless of their nationality, culture or religious beliefs. We immerse and offer our students access to learning about spiritual, moral, social and cultural education through our Ethics programme for KS3 and KS4 (which includes Religious Studies and Personal, Social, Health & Economic (PSHE) education). Assemblies and Personal Tutor times are also used to discuss ethical issues and promote awareness of the importance of tolerance, respect and harmony amongst their peers for their own and other cultures.

We strongly believe students should not merely be taught British Values but that they are embedded into Academy life and are the foundations for how we interact, learn, communicate and work together as a wider community.  Our innovative approach ensures that British values are core to the Academy’s ethos of inclusivity and are accessible to all students at Chatham Grammar. 

Through our bespoke PSHE curriculum, we focus on students developing the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to keep themselves healthy and safe, and preparing them for life and work in modern Britain. Their PSHE lessons, taught in Ethics lessons, will be broken down in to three main areas; Health & Wellbeing, Relationships and the Wider World. From Year 7 through to Year 11, the students will build on introductory sessions on subjects like Personal Values and Identity, looking at what helps form their own identity and what people consider as being typically British. Students learn that Britain is a diverse nation full of a variety of ethnicities, cultures and beliefs, allowing them to create a strong foundation that can be broadened and built on each year they are with Chatham Grammar. From KS3 to KS4, the students focus progresses to Democracy and values, Diversity, Prejudice, Discrimination Self-Image. Planning for the Future which includes developing an Healthy lifestyles, and understanding the importance of Finance and Budgeting. They also look at issues that affect modern Britain, such as; Drugs and alcohol, domestic violence, forced marriages, extremism and female genital mutilation (FGM)

In Religious Studies we look at the rule of law and how this may be contrasted with religious rules or moral precepts. For example, in an exploration of the idea of rules generally, children may consider why we all have to follow civic law and the impact this has on our lives. We also explore the idea of individual liberty by studying non-Christian faiths in the UK, and how the idea of freedom of religion and expression may arise as part of the rights of an individual. 

We address the issue of mutual respect across all key stages, explore different religious beliefs and practices and gain a deeper understanding of how different communities live within Britain. Students hear stories of people who have taken particular actions because of their beliefs - actions that have been about equality for all irrespective of race, gender, age, and sexual orientation. Students are made aware of the Equality Act, and the importance of having respect for others even if they hold different views. Students study various examples of leaders such as Martin Luther King who campaigned for equality in civil rights, and Malala Yousafzi who fought against suppression of young people and the right for all children to be educated.

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