British Values at Wreningham
At Wreningham, we value the diversity of backgrounds of all our pupils, families and wider school community. We take our responsibility very seriously to prepare children for life in modern Britain.
We help the children to remember the British Values through the helping hand model above
The Department for Education defines British Values as follows:
- Respect for democracy and support or participation in the
democratic process
- Respect for the basis on which the law is made and applies in
England
- Support for equality of opportunity for all
- Support and respect for the liberties of all within the law
- Respect for and tolerance of different faiths and religious and
other beliefs
Our curriculum, and in particular our RE and RSHE lessons and our Collective Worship provide opportunities to deepen and develop everyone's understanding of these values. Our children embrace these concepts with enthusiasm and demonstrate a good understanding of how to apply these values in their own lives.
March 2025
KS2 Visit Parliament in London to find out
How Exactly our County in Governed
After an early rise and long coach journey through the traffic in London, classes 3 and 4 arrived at their first destination: The Natural History Museum. After a morning's science learning, we all set off for the visit of a lifetime - the chance to go into Parliament at Westminster, and actually visit the House of Lords and House of Commons.
After going through security, we were all fitted up with a useful headphone set so we could tune into our guide's voice we wandered the corridoors of power.
We learnt all about the history of our government and the buildings at Westminster, and the huge part Queen Victoria played in rebuilding the incredible structure. We found out about the importance of the gold, red and green colours in parliament, and how the laws are bounced back and forth between the two Houses in a form of parliamentary 'ping pong'.
It was incredibly humbling to see where a suffrogette chained herself to a statue in parliament, breaking off part of the heel when her chains were cut, in the crusade to gain rights for woman.
.A huge highlight of our visit was the chance to actually visit the benches in the gold guilded House of Lords (although we weren't allowed to sit on the comfy red cushions). We even got to sit in the viewing gallery while the British Youth Parliament was taking place.
After visiting the building itself, each class took part in an interactive workshop, revisiting the ideas they had learned and investigating the idea of democracy and how laws are made in this country.
The journey home was long and tiring, but we all agreed it was a trip we would never forget.
11th November 2024 - 11:00 am
We Remember Those Who Fought for Us
The whole school came together on the playground to remember those who have given their lives for us in wars and conflxcts. We all observed a minute's silence and Mr Jones talked about the meaing of the eleventh hour or the elenventh day of the eleventh month, and how the sacrifice these people have made so we could live in a peaceful country.
Class 3 were particulalry interested, knowing they would be taking part in a World War 2 evacuee day in the new year.
Find out about the Poppy Appeal by clicking here
See how we carried outour own British General Election July 2025
Download the Wreningham
'Promoting British Values'
document here.
We Explore Black History Month:
During assembly in October we discussed and explored the importance of Black History month. One of the incredible human beings who have pushed human exploits in sport to the limits, is Michael Jordan, and we found out about his life as a child. We talked about how important it is to see someone like you achieving things - if you can see it, you too can do it. We found out that those of us who are black or of mixed heritage, have not been, and are still often not
portrayed fairly, or even been visible at all, in books, films, the media or maybe society as a whole. .
This is the link to the official Black History Month Website:
Class 4 have had many discussions concerning the idea of equality, and many children put forward the view that it is a shame we need a Black History month at all, and that black history is just 'history' for everyone:
If you want to know more about Black History Month, then this link to the National Geographic for Kids explain the reasons and importance of the month and how it started in the USA in 1976, as well as some links to some black African American heroes from all walks of life.
Summer 2021
The Wreningham Family Celebrate
the Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022
We spent a hot Friday in June 2022 celebrate the Queen's Jubilee, with traditional cream teas, with familes invited, and a chance to see our wonderful 'Portraits of the Queen' exhibition in Wrenigham village hall, where prizes were awarded for some beautiful artwork and uniquely creative ways of representing our Queen:
British values in Schools:
The Department for Education (27 November 2014) published guidance on promoting British values in schools to ensure young people leave school prepared for life in modern Britain.
The guidance aims to help both independent and state-maintained schools understand their responsibilities in this area. All schools have a duty to ‘actively 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. These values were first set out by the government in the ‘Prevent’ strategy in 2011.
The published guidance can be found here (pdf).
