At Rampton Primary School, we are proud of our diverse school community and are committed to fostering an environment in which differences are respected, valued and celebrated. Throughout the school year, the school recognises and marks a range of events, including Diwali, Lunar New Year, Mental Health Week and Wellbeing Week, which support pupils’ understanding of diversity and promote positive mental health and wellbeing.

The school has a team of Diversity Ambassadors from Key Stage 2 who meet half-termly. This provides pupils with a meaningful leadership role and a platform to share their views on diversity, equality and inclusion, as well as to contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of inclusive practice across the school.

The school is committed to providing an inclusive education for all pupils and recognises the nine protected characteristics set out in the Equality Act 2010. Through the curriculum and wider school experiences, pupils develop an age-appropriate understanding of the world in which they are growing up and learn to show respect towards others who may have different characteristics, backgrounds or beliefs.

The Protected Characteristics

The Equality Act became law in 2010. It covers everyone in Britain and protects people from discrimination, harassment and victimisation. 

The Equality Act protects people against discrimination because of the protected characteristics that we all have.

Under the Equality Act, there are nine protected characteristics:

1. Age
2. Disability
3. Gender reassignment
4. Race -  including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin
5. Religion or belief
6. Marriage or civil partnership
7. Sex
8. Sexual orientation
9. Pregnancy and maternity

We teach about the Protected Characteristics in line with our PSHE curriculum and through assemblies and discussions, at an age appropriate level. We also discuss these alongside our work on 'picture news'.

Promoting British Values at Rampton Primary School

At Rampton Primary School, we recognise and value the diversity of our pupils, families and the wider community. The school is committed to promoting equality, inclusion and respect in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, the Prevent Duty (2015), and the Department for Education’s guidance on the promotion of Fundamental British Values.

The Department for Education defines Fundamental British Values as:

• Democracy

• The Rule of Law

• Individual Liberty

• Mutual Respect

• Tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs

These values are securely embedded within the school’s ethos, curriculum and wider school life. The school promotes pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and supports them to become confident, respectful and responsible individuals who are well prepared for life in modern Britain and beyond.

How we promote British Values at Rampton Primary School

Democracy

We have a school council, which is voted for democratically and we have a representative from each year group.

The school council makes decisions and contributes to decision making.

Pupil voice is taken regularly, on a variety of things including different subjects, reading for pleasure, extra-curricular clubs.

Democratic values are explored in assemblies, through our 'picture news' and through the PSHE curriculum.

Individual Liberty

We promote independence by having a wide range of ambassador positions varying from Belonging Ambassadors, prefects, anti-bullying ambassadors, BSL, to various subject ambassadors.

Our take-over day involves children applying for various positions on the staff via letter, learning about the role in the morning and taking on tasks independently in the afternoon (including delivering celebration assembly!)

Children are supported to make safe and informed choices in a secure and supportive environment.

Pupils learn about rights and freedoms through our PSHE curriculum, online safety and assemblies.

We place safeguarding and anti-bullying at the core of everything we do.

Mutual Respect and Tolerance

Respect is part of our golden rules and is modelled by both staff and pupils.

Belonging Ambassadors  promote Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) throughout the school community. Their core purpose is to ensure every student feels safe, respected, valued, and "seen" fostering a welcoming environment where differences are celebrated.

RE and PSHE, alongside the wider curriculum, help pupils explore and understand a variety of faiths, cultures, and perspectives.

We welcome visitors from a range of backgrounds and are in the process of organising visits to varying places of worship alongside our local church.

Discriminatory behaviour of any type is not tolerated.

Rule of Law

Our 'Golden Rules' are in child-friendly language, tailored to different year groups and are frequently revisited in assemblies and understood by all.

Through our behaviour policy, pupils learn to distinguish right from wrong and are able to verbalise this with restorative conversations.

The local PCSOs and fire brigade are regular visitors to school to deepen understanding around the Rule of Law.

Year 5 and 6 take part in the DART programme, focusing on legal and ethical choices.

Our Belonging Ambassadors

Children in year 5 and 6 were given the opportunity to apply for the role of 'Belonging Ambassador'. A Belonging Ambassador is a pupil role model who promotes equality, inclusion, and respect for differences across the school community to help make sure everyone feels included, welcome, and valued. They advocate for others, celebrate diverse cultures, and will lead initiatives like assemblies, classroom discussions, and activities for our younger pupils to foster a welcoming, anti-bullying environment for everyone.

We are proud to say that we now have 6 Belonging Ambassadors. Their first job will be selling breakfast bars at breaktime in order to raise funds for 'picture news', an assembly scheme that which provides child-friendly news stories, featuring vibrant images, posters, and discussion questions tailored for primary school children. It aims to boost critical thinking, global awareness, and oracy by encouraging children to discuss real-life events, explore British Values, and form opinions on current affairs and link them to the protected characteristics. This will further support our children’s understanding of respect, fairness, and inclusion in the world around them.