Values Based Education and Character Education.
We are extremely proud that we hold the highest accolade of being an Enhanced Values Based Education School and more recently, in June 2022, we were assessed by ACE to become a Character Education Plus school, which is the highest award they present also.
At Phoenix we promote an educational philosophy based on valuing self, others and the environment through the consideration of an ethical values vocabulary.
Values are principles that guide behaviour and choices. At Phoenix, adults model values and give time for reflective practices. We believe that this empowers individuals to be effective learners and good citizens. The Values that we teach help pupils develop their character, to know that individual differences should be valued, to be resilient, reflective, to have empathy and respect for one another.
Our Values Based Education philosophy underpins our work to actively promote fundamental British values of democracy, individual liberty, mutual respect and tolerance of those from all faiths, backgrounds and cultures. A rounded programme of assemblies and events promote children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, enabling them to develop their own moral and ethical compass to guide what is right and what is wrong.
Our Core Values
We have twenty-four core school values that guide children’s choices, behaviour and learning. These values are the basis of all our values teaching and will help children understand connected values. These values have been chosen by carefully observing and discussing which of our previous values have worked well and which ones would help to develop our children the most morally and educationally.
How We Teach The Core Values
Each term we concentrate on one of the values, this is through assemblies and it is threaded through the curriculum. This is supported by the values ladders which sets out the aims for each year group in the cycle.
The values are celebrated termly where we invite nominations for children and staff who have shown those virtues and these are presented at a special assembly where parents are invited.
Our staff and children quickly use the language of values because they are embedded and they become part of our discussions. Teaching of values is cyclical, we return to each value frequently to deepen their understanding and implementation.
Here are our ‘Character Education Skills Ladders,’ written by our Values Ambassadors, that help children live their lives by Values in each of the year groups. We are working on the final few.
Here are our ‘Character Education Skills Ladders,’ written by our Values Ambassadors, that help children live their lives by Values in each of the year groups. We are working on the final few.
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