Fiducia TogetherCare values
The principles care work is assessed and inspected against.
Please note: This page explains a word or a process in education. It is general information about the system, the law and the guidance in England — not advice about your child, your school or your exam. If a decision is going against you, get advice from one of the free services we link to before you agree to anything or miss a deadline. If you are revising, check your own exam board's specification: boards word things differently and yours is the one that marks you.
What it is
Care values commonly taught include dignity, respect, choice, independence, privacy, confidentiality, safeguarding, equality and anti-discriminatory practice, and person-centred care.
Where it applies
GCSE and BTEC health and social care, and childcare qualifications. They also underpin real regulated practice.
How it works
They are not abstract. Each has practical consequences: privacy means knocking; choice means offering real options; person-centred care means the plan follows the person rather than the service.
They are grounded in law — the Care Act 2014, the Equality Act 2010, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 — which is what makes them enforceable rather than aspirational.
How to use it in your work
Give a concrete EXAMPLE for every value you name. "Dignity — closing the door and covering the person during personal care."
Link to legislation where you can. Naming the Act is credited.
In scenario questions, identify which value has been breached and what should have happened instead.
Where to get help
Your teacher and your board's specification — these qualifications vary more between boards than the traditional GCSEs do, and much of the grade is coursework marked against stated criteria.
Revise this with a song
These are ours. We write revision songs because a lot of people remember a tune when they cannot remember a page, and because revising out loud in the kitchen beats staring at a highlighter.
- The Health and Social Care Song The health and social care topics, set to music.
Where to read more
Last reviewed 2026-08-28 by Fiducia Together · Next review due 2027-08-28
Please note: This page explains a word or a process in education. It is general information about the system, the law and the guidance in England — not advice about your child, your school or your exam. If a decision is going against you, get advice from one of the free services we link to before you agree to anything or miss a deadline. If you are revising, check your own exam board's specification: boards word things differently and yours is the one that marks you.