PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Law: Curriculum (22 February 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to give teaching of the law more prominence in the national curriculum.
Asked by:
Anna Turley (Labour)
Asked by:
Anna Turley (Labour)
Answer
The teaching of the legal system in the UK is a key element of the National Curriculum as part of the citizenship education taught at Key Stages 3 and 4. Citizenship education aims to ensure that all pupils develop a sound knowledge and understanding of the role of law and the justice system in our society. The subject also fosters pupils’ keen awareness of democracy, Government and how laws are made and upheld.
Answered by:
Nick Gibb (Conservative)
28 February 2017
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