Education: Democracy
Commons · Question 23399 · Tabled 13 Jan 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Sarah Olney
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on steps to increase democratic education.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 21 Jan 2025
For secondary schools, democracy is currently taught through the national curriculum for citizenship at key stages 3 and 4, which covers parliamentary democracy, the key elements of the constitution of the United Kingdom, the power of government and how c...