--- # British values --- ## Huh? --- > *"National values are collective beliefs, principles, and ideals shared by a country's population."* (Thank you ChatGPT) --- ## But do countries have different values? --- Apparently they do ---  --- ## Can values easily be expressed in words? --- ### A couple of examples ---  ---  --- ## Time for a quiz --- Pause for a couple of minutes and see if you can guess what British values are (as described by HM Government in 2011). --- To give you a clue, there are five of them. --- Anyway, pause now. Get a pen and paper. We're going to play British Values bingo. Come back when you're done. --- --- OK. We're back. --- ## British values --- Here we go. --- 1. Democracy --- 2. The rule of law --- 3. Individual liberty --- 4. Mutual respect --- 5. Tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. --- How many did you get? --- ### So, where do these values come from? ---  ##### London, 2005 ---  ---  ##### The values were buried in a footnote... ---  ##### then the DfE repeated them in guidance published in 2014... ---  ##### finally, the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 placed a duty on training providers like us to raise awareness of them. --- And that's how those British Values have become a part of our curriculum. --- 1. Democracy 2. The rule of law 3. Individual liberty 4. Mutual respect 5. Tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. ---  --- #### Any Safeguarding or Prevent concerns? Follow the link in our Discord channel.