British values - 1st year

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British values

British Values

Have you heard of the term 'British Values' before?

Discuss the following:

• What do you know about British values?
• What are British values?
• Where did the term come from?
• Why is it important?

British Values

Part of the PREVENT strategy

• Gain an understanding of how people in Britain can influence the decision making process.
• Develop an appreciation that living under the rule of law protects everyone. 

What does it mean to be British?

There are five British values....

Do you know what these are?

Five British values

• Democracy
•  The rule of law
• Individual Liberty
• Mutual respect
• Acceptance of others of different faiths and beliefs

Who rules Britain?

The King

The Government

The police

The Army

The people

Britain has a system of government called

democracy.

Democracy means 'rule by the people‘. It

comes from the Greek words dêmos, which

means people, and krátos which means rule

or strength.

This is because the idea of democracy

developed in Greece in about 507BC.

Clearly not everyone can rule so in Britain we have elections. 

Everyone over the age of 18 can vote for a minister of parliament (MP) to represent their views. 

Individual MP's are usually linked to a political party.

A recent example of student democracy.

 June 2021

   University students voted to have a portrait of the then Queen removed from their common room.

The rule of law

Many British laws can be traced back to the Magna Carta or the Great Charter. 

Many other countries base their own system on the British legal system. 

Where next?

• You can watch the news to find out more about current legal cases
  
• Read the newspapers; the local paper will focus on local matters allowing you to develop a sense of what is happening within your own community
  
• Anyone can visit a court to watch the proceedings by taking up a place in the public gallery
  

INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY

In Britain, provided that we do not break the law, we can live as we choose and we can have our own opinions about things.

What do we need to consider when we express our opinions?

Mutual respect

• What does mutual respect mean to you?
  
• What examples of mutual respect can you think of from your own life?
  
• Can you think of any examples of when you haven’t been respected? What did you do about it?
  
• What should you do if you are not being treated with respect and fairly?
  

ACCEPTANCE OF OTHERS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS AND BELIEFS

• Do you know any faiths and beliefs which might be different from your own?
  
• What examples from around the world can you think of where acceptance of different faiths and beliefs is not embraced?
  
• How can we be more accepting of different faiths and beliefs?