Democracy

Links to school values:
Respect
Tolerance
Understanding

Children have the right to say what they think should happen, when adults are making decisions that affect them, and to have their opinions taken into account

• We have an elected school council. This is used as an opportunity to promote and teach about democracy and the electoral process.
• We encourage children to volunteer in school, this includes the School Council, Reading Champions, Travel Tracker Ambassdors and House Captains. 
• We raise money for local and national charities.
• Democracy is promoted through PSHE lessons and assemblies
• Children are taught about the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child and learn to respect their rights and the rights of others.
• We have high expectations of all our pupils, staff and parents adhere to the school Code of Conduct. 
• Respect is one of our core values at Longford Park and underpins our curriculum and ethos within school. 
• The school year begins with a short British Values project, leading up to the KS2 School Council voting process. 

The rule of law

Links to school Values:
Respect
Co-operation
Courage

Governments should ensure that children are properly cared for, and protect them from violence, abuse and neglect by their parents, or anyone else who looks after them.

• We have high expectations about how our children behave inside and outside of school and this is reflected in our school Restorative Behaviour Policy.  There are rewards for showing support and caring behaviour and these are celebrated in the classroom and whole school celebrations.
• Through our school assemblies, RESET weeks and PSHE lesson, children are taught how to earn trust and respect and are supported to develop a strong sense of morality: knowing right from wrong and doing the right thing even when it’s difficult. 
• Police/ Fire officers come into support workshops and assemblies and within year groups linked to curriculum areas e.g. Reception-Who helps in our community? 
• The school has an active Junior PCSO team who have been trained by local police officers to support their school and wider community. 

Individual Liberty

Links to school values:
Respect
Courage

All children have a right to relax and play, and to join in a wide range of activities.

Children have the right to meet together and to join groups and organisations, as long as this does not stop other people from enjoying their rights.

• Our Experience and Engage days enhance our curriculum and provide children with an opportunity to explore their local and wider community.
• Our children are encouraged to try new things and to take the opportunity to follow their interests including: dance, music, sport, choir and orienteering. 
• Children are taught to keep themselves safe, including via social media and the internet.  This is done through computing lessons, assemblies, recognition of national e-safety awareness day, and outside organisations such as NSPCC, as well as through the PSHE curriculum. 
• Some children organise and host their own lunch time clubs based on common interests including chess and lego clubs. 
• We also host assemblies with the Dog's Trust to ensure that children are aware of how to behave around dogs which do not belong to them. 

Mutual Respect

Links to school values:
Respect
Friendship
Co-operation

Children have a right to learn and use the language and customs of their families, whether these are shared by the majority of people in the country or not

• We have high expectations about pupil conduct and behaviour and this is reflected in our Behaviour Policy and Equality Policy. We recognise national awareness weeks such as Anti-bullying week, Black History month, Refguee Week and festivals and celebrations from all religions.
• We promote mutual respect and encourage children to respect everyone regardless of their race, ability, gender.
• We share and celebrate different cultures, religions and celebrations through RE and PSHE lessons as well as whole school assemblies.
• We promote a range of languages in school and effectively use translators to support children, overcome language barriers between school and families and to support teachers in the classroom to create resources for our children for whom English is an additional language.
• Year 6 are taught Spanish as part of the MFL National Curriculum 
• We have mapped out progressive books across our equality curriculum to promote the ethos that at Longford Park we celebrate our differences and 'Every is Welcome'. 

Tolerance of different faiths and beliefs

Links to school values:
Respect
Tolerance. Understanding

Children have the right to think and believe what they want, and to practise their religion, as long as they are not stopping other people from enjoying their rights.  Parents should guide their children on these matters.

• We have high expectations about pupil conduct and this is reflected in our Behaviour Policy and Equality, Diversity and Cohesion Policy.
• Tolerance of faiths and beliefs is promoted through the Coventry SACRE syllabus.  Children learn about different religions, their beliefs, places of worship and festivals.  We have whole school assemblies which mark and celebrate significant religious festivals such as Easter, Ramadan and Diwali.
• Across the school, our children have the opportunity to visit a range of religious buildings and to ask their own enquiry questions to further deepen their knowledge and understanding of the various religions.
• Religious leaders from the community visit the school and hold assemblies for all children and staff.
• Children are taught that although they may not follow a particular religion, or be religious at all, they accept and respect that other people are.