At Tadcaster Grammar, we aim to recognise our vision and ambition through our core values: ambition; resilience; respect; and responsibility. We want all our students to flourish both academically and personally, preparing them for life in a modern multicultural society.
Through our rich and varied curriculum and our wider range of experiences, Tadcaster Grammar is proud of our promotion of the core British values. We recognise firstly that to have expectations in our students, we must first expect our staff to act as role models and ambassadors of our values.
At Tadcaster Grammar, we proudly promote our British Values in rich and varied ways:
Democracy
The principle of democracy is consistently reinforced through the student council, allowing each form group and year group to elect peers to put forth their ideas; and the weekly ‘Vote for Schools’ sessions orchestrated through our extensive Period 1 curriculum. There are also parallel General Elections, and an exploration of democracy and UK Politics in KS3 Personal Development lessons, as well as the concept of democracy being a reoccurring theme across KS3 History.
Rule of Law
The importance and reasoning for laws is first and foremost addressed when students and staff are given consistent and clear reinforcements of expectations through the school behaviour policy. This is communicated through Period 1 presentations, assemblies with senior staff, and the day-to-day consistency from our staff members.
The Personal Development curriculum examines the necessities and need for various laws, including equality, vaping, alcohol and drugs, across the Year 9 curriculum.
Individual Liberty
Our school motto encaptures this value brilliantly – be your best self. We aim to create the environment and expectations that enable all of your students to be who they want to be, who they feel comfortable to be, and achieve what they can – both with us, and in the future.
Through our staff training in oracy, our teaching and learning expectations, and systems like our student council and debate club, we give students the confidence and encouragement to express themselves freely. Personal Development for example, has ground rules embedded into every lesson to encourage responsible and mature behaviour when sharing views so that every lesson feels like a safe space.
Mutual Respect
Respect is at the heart of Tadcaster Grammar School. Enshrined within our school values, and modelled by staff at all levels and all times. It is embraced throughout the school curriculum, including Personal Development, RPE and English. Students are encouraged to express their views, and to respect the views of others who may disagree.
Tolerance of Others (Different Faiths and Beliefs)
Each person at Tadcaster Grammar is expected to be respected, and diversity is taught to be a real strength of modern Britain. Personal Development lessons explicitly teach diversity and equality under the law across KS3 and KS4 including lessons on radicalisation, ‘prevent’ and misogyny, and assemblies extend this further with topics such as hate crimes and food banks.
RPE lessons cover both eastern and western religions, as well as engaging in more philosophical and moral questions for Year 7, promoting the concept of tolerance of beliefs fully. There is also the opportunity of the Eastern Delights extra curricular workshop in our annual enrichment week.
Further information for parents and carers to support their child can be found here:
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PREVENT – Risk Assessment and Prevent Leaflet for Parents and Students
