Gospel Values
Love
How can we show this?
- By sharing with others
- By saying kind words
- By being an active listener
- By asking others how they are
- By supporting their peers when they are upset
- By having pride in what you do
- By treating people how you would like to be treated
- By respecting and celebrating differences
Scripture
How does this link to our British values?
Mutual Respect:
- We show love to others because we respect them.
- We do nice things for those around us.
Compassion
How can we show this?
- By accepting situations even if you don’t quite understand or agree
- By always having a smile on their face no matter what
- By saying positive/kind words
- By giving to others
- By treating others nicely
- By putting others before them (turn-taking etc.)
- By saying sorry
- By being understanding of others people’s opinions
- By showing understanding of other’s needs
- By thinking of those less fortunate than them (charity work, CAFOD, fundraising)
- By showing excellent manners to all
Scripture
How does this link to our British Values?
Mutual Respect:
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- We follow our School rules linked to our behaviour because we care for those around us
Forgiveness
How can we show this?
- By letting go of past grudges
- Unconditional
- By finding God in all things
- By saying sorry and being repentant
- By showing remorse and making amends
- By forgiving and forgetting
- By remaking broken friendship
- By showing compassion
- By accepting others ideas/thinking/actions
- By taking a step in somebody else's shoes
- By overcoming negative emotions
- By thinking how Jesus would act
- By accepting apologies
- Love can motivate forgiveness
Scripture
How does this link to our British Values?
Individual Liberty:
- We are all free to make our own choices.
- However, if we make the wrong choices we need to ask for forgiveness.
- We also have the choice to forgive someone when they have done wrong to us.
Justice
How can we show this?
- By treating everyone fairly
- By making things fair
- By not being afraid to think small or big
- By learning about your cause
- By reaching out
- By finding or create solutions
- By being persistent
- By taking turns
- By telling the truth
- By playing by the rules
- By thinking about how your actions affect others
- By listening to people with an open mind
- By not blaming others for your mistakes
- By not taking advantage of others
- By not having favourites
Scripture
How does this link to our British Values?
Rule of Law:
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We follow the school rules.
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We follow the rules in our community.
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We know that we are praised for the good we do in school.
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We know that there are consequences for not following the school rules.
Honesty
How can we show this?
- By telling the truth
- By correcting your mistakes
- By taking responsibility
- By showing respect
- By being realistic
- By being the best version of yourself
- By being strong with your beliefs even when it is difficult
- By thinking before you speak
- By not comparing yourself to others
Scripture
How does this link to our British Values?
Rule of Law:
- We follow the school rules.
- We follow the rules in our community.
- We know that we are praised being honest in school.
- We know that there are consequences for not following the school rules.
Individual Liberty:
- We are honest in the choices that we make.
Humility
How can we show this?
- For taking turns and letting others go before them
- For always playing nicely
- By seeing the good in someone else
- By saying kind and thoughtful things about their peers
- For being a positive role model
- For being grateful for what they have
- For having a good sense of humour
- By not taking things to heart
- By being a role model to our younger children
- By spending time and listening to others
- For asking for help if they are unsure of something
- By always responding appropriately in all that they do
- By demonstrating resilience even when finding something tricky
- For taking responsibility for their actions
- For using their talents positively
- By encouraging others to shine
- By asking for help
- By listening to others
- By praising others
Scripture
How does this link to our British Values?
Democracy:
- We listen to each other
- We show concern for each other
- We respect the right of every individual to have their opinions and voices heard
- We hold votes to choosing different roles in class and in our school
- Our school council serve our school community
Gentleness
How can we show this?
- By always acting calm and rationally
- By showing empathy when….
- By showing that they always have kind hands and feet
- By being a peacemaker when others are feeling troubled
- By treating others how they would like to be treated
- By sharing nicely
- By being reflective in their learning
- By walking away from a negative situation
- By welcoming our visitors with a lovely smile
- By helping without being asked
- By always using kind words to others
- By their strength of character
Scripture
How does this link to our British Values?
Democracy:
- We listen carefully to others
- We think about how we can help others
- Our School Council works to help others
Faithfulness
How can we show this?
- By giving thoughtful answers in Come and See
- By leading our Collective Worship this week
- By composing a beautiful prayer/psalm/litany in Come and See
- By following in Jesus ’footsteps
- By giving thoughtful contributions in our Collective Worship
- By Letting their light shine
- By listening attentively to scripture in …
- By living out the Gospel values when….
- By giving it their all in Sing and Praise
- By showing respect and understanding of other faiths
- By using the Collective Worship prayer bag at home
Scripture
How does this link to our British Values?
Democracy:
- We listen carefully to others
- We think about how we can help others
- Our School Council works to help others
Tolerance of Those with Different Faiths and Beliefs:
- We accept other peoples’ faiths
- We accept other peoples’ beliefs
- We explore other faiths during our Islam and Judaism weeks
- We learn about other cultures
- We learn about traditions from around the world
- During Anti-bullying week we focus on acceptance of differences
- We use Cafod resources to learn about people around the world