Law: Curriculum
(asked on 22nd February 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to give teaching of the law more prominence in the national curriculum.
This question was answered on 28th February 2017
The teaching of the legal system in the UK is a key element of the National Curriculum as part of the citizenship education taught at Key Stages 3 and 4. Citizenship education aims to ensure that all pupils develop a sound knowledge and understanding of the role of law and the justice system in our society. The subject also fosters pupils’ keen awareness of democracy, Government and how laws are made and upheld.