British Values

Knowledge and understanding expected of pupils

As a result of the promotion of British values, children are expected to gain: 

• An understanding of how citizens can influence decision-making through the democratic process

• An appreciation that living under the rule of law protects individual citizens and is essential for their wellbeing and safety

• An understanding that there is a separation of power between the executive and the judiciary, and that while some public bodies such as the police and the army can be held to account through Parliament, others such as the courts maintain independence

• An understanding that the freedom to choose and hold other faiths and beliefs is protected in law

• An acceptance that other people having different faiths or beliefs to oneself (or having none) should be accepted and tolerated, and should not be the cause of prejudicial or discriminatory behaviour

• An understanding of the importance of identifying and combating discrimination

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