Media: Curriculum
Lords · Question HL6787 · Tabled 23 Apr 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 8 May 2025
Question
Asked by Baroness Goudie
To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure media literacy programmes are part of local and regional strategies in schools.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 8 May 2025
Media literacy is currently taught through the national curriculum for citizenship at key stages 3 and 4. Citizenship teaching should equip pupils with the skills and knowledge to explore political and social issues critically, to weigh evidence, debate a...