Be on the lookout for key
words today – they are
written in red!
Let’s play a game of
‘Put your hand up
if.....’
Put your hand up if........
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You have brown hair
Wear glasses
Have a brother or sister
Like football
Can speak another language
You like swimming in the sea!
Born in this country
Know what you want to be when you’re
older
All these
things help
make up your
identity!
So what else makes up your
personal identity?
• Groups or clubs that you belong to - scouts,
brownies, rainbows, rugby, choir....
• What your interests or talents are - film,
dance, reading....
• What things are important to you.
• What your hopes are for the future.
• Which people are important to you.
• Your religion.
• The languages that you speak.
• Which country you are from.
What you value also makes up
part of who you are.
Time for another game – Let’s
play ‘Thumbs up, Thumbs down’
We’re going to show you some
words on the board – if you
hink that thing is important
o you, if it is something you
alue, then give me a thumbs
p – if not, it’s thumbs down.
Honesty
Hard work
Caring
Resilience
Laziness
Kindness
Fun
Rudeness
Hurtful
Ambitious
We have talked
about personal
values, but can a
country have
values?
We all live in Britain, can you
remember what the British
values are?
This morning we are going to
learn more about the British
Value of Democracy!
Democracy
Britain is a democracy – this means that the
people in Britain vote for the people who
make the laws and decide how the country is
run. If we didn’t have a democracy, just one
person might be able to make all the laws
and that would not be fair.
Our democracy is a system of government with four special
features:
1. It allows people to choose and replace their
representatives through free and fair elections.
2. It protects the human rights of all citizens.
3. It depends on laws, which apply equally to all citizens.
4. It encourages citizens to participate in politics and
community life.
Government and Democracy
In our country, we hold an election to choose someone to
represent us.
Most candidates who ’stand’ for election belong to a political
party – a group of people who share similar beliefs.
Together, people who belong to the party agree on changes
they will make if they are elected. These are called policies.
Who is our current Prime Minister and what political
party does she belong to?
School Council and Democracy
All children in our school are involved in the school council.
Children from each class are voted in by their class mates
and they represent that class and share their views with the
rest of the school.
These views are then taken to the Headteacher and
Governors who will then make the tough decisions!
Can you remember any of the key
words from our assembly?
Democracy
Laws
Election
Identity
Vote
Human
Rights
Thank you for listening!
Take a moment to think
about how lucky we are to
live in Britain, a country
with such strong values!