Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 23087
Media and Politics: Curriculum
Tabled: 9 January 2025
Answered: 16 January 2025
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the integration of (a) political and (b) media literacy into school curriculums.
Answer
Catherine McKinnellPolitical and media literacy are currently taught through the national curriculum for citizenship at key stages 3 and 4, which covers parliamentary democracy, the power of government, and how citizens and Parliament hold government to account. It also equ...
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