Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of Citizenship education on improving media literacy and resilience to misinformation among pupils.

Media literacy is currently covered in the citizenship, relationships, sex and health education (RSHE), and computing curricula.

On 15 July 2025, the government published updated RSHE statutory guidance introducing new content on AI, online safety and pornography which will be mandatory from 1 September 2026. Following publication of the independent Curriculum and Assessment Review’s final report on 5 November 2025, vital applied knowledge and skills in media and digital literacy relevant to identify misleading or harmful online content will be embedded into the revised curriculum, including citizenship, from 2028.

We will consult on revised programmes of study, including for citizenship, later this year.