Liverpool Mp Stephen Twigg made a short speech on citizenship education in an education debate on Wednesday 17th November.
We’re really pleased that he has become such a vocal champion for citizenship and that he is so supportive of Democratic Life.
In the debate he said;
“My final point is about citizenship education. As a Minister, I was proud to launch that as part of the core national curriculum. I know that the Government are reconsidering the national curriculum, and I should like to make a plea for citizenship to remain a core part of it. Members of all parties can unite in sharing concern about the decline in active involvement in communities and political literacy among young people.
“The evidence suggests that the impact of citizenship education has been patchy, without any doubt, but Ofsted has shown that the best citizenship lessons are those taught by teachers with a specialist subject knowledge. My fear is that if citizenship education ceases to be part of the core national curriculum, fewer teachers will train in it and there will be a decline in its quality in our schools. I hope that the Minister who responds to the debate will be able to provide some reassurance that this Government, like the previous one, see citizenship education as a very important part of the curriculum.”
Unfortunately the Minister did not respond, but we are hoping to follow up the debate with a written question. We shall keep you posted!
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