British Values (SMSC)

The Battle of Waterloo – protecting our freedom.

The 200th anniversary of this famous battle gave us an opportunity to discuss the key leaders and their qualities. Whilst looking at the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon, we also looked at what the children believe makes a good leader: ‘being fair’ was clearly of great importance to them. Children also cited decisiveness and being part of the team as also key qualities.

The Battle of Waterloo also gave us chance to discuss freedom and how this nation has been conquered by other nations throughout history and how ‘Great Britain’ has protected itself from invasion in more recent times. We looked at how this country strives to protect the concept of liberty and freedom.

 

 

The Magna Carta and the rule of law.

With the commemoration of the signing of the Magna Carta at Runnymede 800 years ago, we took a closer look at King John and his relationship with his Barons and his realm. King John even made an appearance in our assemblies! We discussed the concept of ‘fairness’ and related this to the children’s everyday lives. Older children were able to see how the principles of the Magna Carta are still evident today.

 

The National Health Service (NHS)

An amazing prosthetic hand.

An amazing prosthetic hand.

After making links with Alder Hey Children’ Hospital, we explored what NHS means and how it is unique to Great Britain – and why people see it as a national treasure. We surveyed the children as to the role of the NHS in our country, how we use the service and why it is different from other countries. The Alder Hey Project group shared what they had learned on their visit to the hospital, including the different job groups, facilities and new technologies that we would all benefit from if we were to unfortunately fall ill.

Meeting a consultant surgeon.

Meeting a consultant surgeon.

A model brain!

A model brain!