Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 116423

Citizenship: Education

Tabled: 26 February 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026

Question

Alex Brewer

Liberal DemocratNorth East Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to consult on the revised citizenship programmes of study.

Answer

Georgia Gould
We are revising the national curriculum following the independent Curriculum and Assessment Review. We will make citizenship compulsory in key stages 1 and 2 so that primary aged children are introduced to key content on media literacy, financial literacy...

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