The Fundamental Values of Britain

The Legal Duty of Schools

All schools are required by law to promote the fundamental British values of:

• mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs

• Democracy

• the rule of law

• individual liberty

Fundamental British Values

What does democracy mean?

• absent from school

• only teachers can vote

• way of governing which depends on the will of the people

• free take-aways for everyone

Fundamental British Values

What does the rule of law mean?

• only some people should obey the law

•   every individual must obey

• only city school should obey the law

• only adults should obey the law

Fundamental British Values

What does individual liberty mean?

• the right not to respect the law

•   the right to reject someone else's beliefs

• the right not to vote

• the right to believe, act and express oneself freely

Fundamental British Values

Which one of these values do you think is correct?

• mutual intolerance of others

•  mutual denial of different faiths and beliefs

• mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs

• mutual acceptance to deny the rule of law

Fundamental British Values

Which of the following principles is true:

Enable pupils to:

• develop hatred against all others

•  develop their self-knowledge, self-esteem and self-confidence

• develop intolerance against only some people

• develop disrespect for those people from London

Fundamental British Values

Which of the following principles is true:

Enable pupils to:

• know what is right from wrong in society

•  know how to answer correctly exam questions

• know how to walk away from someone

• know how to insult someone you don't like

Fundamental British Values

Which of the following principles is true:

Enable pupils to:

• respect only some traditions

•  respect only some cultures

• respect only your own culture

• respect cultural traditions of yourself and of others

Fundamental British Values

Which of the following principles is true:

Enable pupils to:

• encourage ignorance of others

• encourage respect for none but yourself

• encourage respect for democracy and the rule of law

• encourage denial of other cultures and traditions

Fundamental British Values

Which of the following principles is true:

Enable pupils to:

• accept responsibility for their behaviour

• accept only responsibility for some types of behaviour

• accept responsibility for actions only at home

• accept responsibility for actions only at school