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PdHigher Education (non-degree)

This lesson contains 19 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 3 videos.

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British values

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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?
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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. 

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What does it mean to be British?

Slide 4 - Mind map

Slide 5 - Video

There are five British values....
Do you know what these are?

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Five British values
  • Democracy
  •  The rule of law
  • Individual Liberty
  • Mutual respect
  • Acceptance of others of different faiths and beliefs
  • Discuss each one and write and summary for each one
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Who rules Britain?
The King
The Government
The police
The Army
The people

Slide 8 - Poll

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.


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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.

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A recent example of student democracy.
 June 2021
   University students voted to have a portrait of the then Queen removed from their common room.

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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. 

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Slide 13 - Video

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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

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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?

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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?

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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?

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