This half-term, we’re learning more about our British Values in our living and learning lessons. Last week, we focussed on democracy (specifically whether children should have the right to vote at 16). Here’s our statement for this week:
I know why Individual Liberty and Respect and Tolerance are important.
We began by recapping the meanings of each value (shown below).
Year 5 went on to learn how these values work together. We all have the rights to freedom and to be ourselves, but this still has to fall within our laws. We need to show respect and tolerance of others and treat how we would want to be treated ourselves (mutual respect). We had a look at how respect and tolerance links to our protected characteristics.
Finally, we ended the session with a poem by James Barry. This poem promotes equality and that everyone deserves the same opportunities.
Help at home:
Read this poem together with your child and listen for fluency. What’s the overall? Do you notice a word that is repeated many times? Why?
