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Citizenship: Education

Commons · Question 22008 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 7 Sep 2026

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Asked by Kim Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Schools White Paper, what progress her Department has made on further embedding education on legal rights, the justice system and the rule of law across the school curriculum, including th

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 7 Sep 2026

The independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, published in November 2025, recommended that all pupils are taught citizenship content at primary as a statutory part of the curriculum, and that a new programme of study should ensure that pupils develop ...