Citizenship: Education
Commons · Question 24627 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to include local government and civic education in the national curriculum; and what assessment she has made of trends in the level of public understanding of local governmen
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 8 Sep 2026
It is vital that young people understand and value the democratic process and feel its relevance. We are committed to ensuring that democracy education reinforces the importance and value of participating in all levels of our democracy. Primary schools ar...