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Would you find the bullet point from the inspection handbook more acceptable if you took out the words ‘fundamental British’? And to answer Alison’s post about covering the 9 protected characteristics of the Equality Act for low levels (and to add to Lalila’s suggestions), for pre-entry and E1 classes I have taken pictures of people from the easy read version of the Equality Act https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/85012/easy-read.pdf <https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/85012/easy-read.pdf>, displayed them and elicited what learners can tell me about the people (old, disabled, different religions etc). Then I write an equals sign between each picture and say that in this country the law says that all these people are equal and should not be treated unfairly, adding that the same goes for the classroom. I think it is possible to cover all of the 9 protected characteristics in this way. Some interesting comments have come from the picture of two men holding hands, because of the different ways in which this is perceived in different countries. Sarah Estop > On 18 Jun 2015, at 05:34, Laila El-Metoui <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Dear all, > > I've just seen the new CIF, and was wondering how one demonstrates 'British Values' in an ESOL Lesson, > I feel rather uncomfortable telling my students that democracy is a 'British value', may be it's just a rebranding of the citizenship curriculum ? > Has anyone recently inspected been pulled up on it in ESOL? > Besides the obviously xenophobic connotation of the argument , one still strives to achieve outstanding in inspections so would be interested to hear how it was done > > From inspection handbook > > 'The social development of pupils is shown by their: > acceptance and engagement with the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs; the pupils develop and demonstrate skills and attitudes that will allow them to participate fully in and contribute positively to life in modern Britain.' > Thank you > Sent from iPhone on the go! > > Laila El-Metoui > Twitter @lelmeducation > Consultant & Teacher Educator www.lelmeducation.moonfruit.com <http://www.lelmeducation.moonfruit.com/> > > *********************************** ESOL-Research is a forum for researchers and practitioners with an interest in research into teaching and learning ESOL. ESOL-Research is managed by James Simpson at the Centre for Language Education Research, School of Education, University of Leeds. To join or leave ESOL-Research, visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ESOL-RESEARCH.html To contact the list owner, send an email to [log in to unmask] *********************************** ESOL-Research is a forum for researchers and practitioners with an interest in research into teaching and learning ESOL. ESOL-Research is managed by James Simpson at the Centre for Language Education Research, School of Education, University of Leeds. To join or leave ESOL-Research, visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ESOL-RESEARCH.html To contact the list owner, send an email to [log in to unmask]