As part of our programme, we offer direct sessions with students and training for teachers focussed on the Fundamental British Values which the government requires schools and colleges to cover: democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual tolerance and respect for those of different faiths and beliefs.
We use values-related scenarios to enable enable children and young people to connect their instinctive reactions to different situations to both their own values and the Fundamental British Values. Seeking to encourage critical thinking and oracy skills amongst learners as well as conceptual learning, we explore the complexities and contradictions of the values we are discussing, and, depending on time, also ask the following questions:
- Are these values distinctly British?
- Which values are missing from the Fundamental British Values list?
- What happens when values clash with one another?
- Are these values embodied in Britain in 2022?
- How do human rights fit into a framework of Fundamental British Values?
Sessions are tailored for settings and can be delivered in person or remotely with all key stages by staff with Enhanced DBS checks. Please get in touch for further information or to book a session.
It was a wonderful talk. I have never seen young people so engaged in discussion.
Lydia Wright, Pennine House Hospital School
