Written questions

Citizenship: Teachers

Lords · Question HL3893 · Tabled 8 Jan 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 22 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Norton of Louth

To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of state secondary schools currently have teachers who have qualified as citizenship education teachers, and what plans they have to increase the number of schools with such teachers.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 22 Jan 2025

​​Delivering the government’s objective to break down the barriers to opportunity for every child relies on a highly skilled workforce in schools, with high quality teaching the in-school factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s outcomes.Ther...