📋 Answer Key — Teacher Use Only
Aligned with Prevent Duty Guidance 2023, KCSIE 2025, and DfE Fundamental British Values guidance
Question 1
✅ C — Five
There are five Fundamental British Values that all maintained schools in England are legally required to actively promote: Democracy, Rule of Law, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect, and Tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. (Source: DfE guidance on promoting British values, 2014 updated; Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015, s.26)
Question 2
✅ C — Democracy
Democracy is the value that says everyone's voice matters and decisions should be made together, fairly. In school, this might look like a class vote or a school council. It is the foundation of how our country is governed and decisions are made at a national level.
Question 3
✅ B — Everyone equally, including adults
The Rule of Law means that laws apply equally to everyone — regardless of age, status, or position. This is a fundamental principle of a fair society. Laws can be changed through democratic means if they are unjust, but individuals cannot simply choose to ignore them.
Question 4
✅ B — Make your own choices about your life within the law
Individual Liberty is the right to make choices about your own life — what you believe, wear, enjoy, and value — within the limits set by law. It does not mean doing anything without consequences, but it does mean freedom from arbitrary interference by others.
Question 5
✅ C — Tell a trusted adult
The correct response when encountering harmful or hateful content online is always to tell a trusted adult — a teacher, parent, or carer. Blocking alone does not address the problem and joining in makes it worse. Children should understand they will never be in trouble for telling a trusted adult about something that worries them. (Aligned with KCSIE 2025 online safety guidance and Prevent Duty Guidance 2023)
Question 6
✅ B — Accepting that people have different beliefs and treating them with respect, even if you disagree
Tolerance does not mean agreeing with everyone. It means accepting that people have the right to hold different beliefs, practise different religions, and live different lives — and treating them with respect regardless. It is a key component of living peacefully in a diverse society.
Question 7
✅ B — Listening politely to someone's idea even if you disagree with it
Mutual Respect means treating all people with dignity regardless of whether you agree with them. Listening politely to a different viewpoint is a practical demonstration of this value. Making fun of someone, excluding people, or staying silent when unkindness occurs all undermine mutual respect.
Question 8
✅ C — Tell a trusted adult
When something online or in real life causes worry or discomfort, children should always tell a trusted adult. They will never be in trouble for doing so. This is the core safeguarding message of all Prevent education at KS2 — children need to feel safe enough to report concerns. Trusted adults include teachers, parents, the school DSL, and Childline (0800 1111, free, 24 hours). (KCSIE 2025; Prevent Duty Guidance 2023)