Citizenship: Curriculum
Commons · Question 1384 · Tabled 14 May 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 22 May 2026
Question
Asked by Al Pinkerton
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to increase the priority of Citizenship education within the national curriculum and school accountability measures.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 22 May 2026
Currently, citizenship education is taught through the statutory national curriculum at key stages 3 and 4.The government’s response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review, published in November 2025, committed to making citizenship statutory at primary ...