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Thursday 30th June 2016

(9 years, 4 months ago)

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Lord Nash Portrait Lord Nash
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I entirely agree with my noble friend.

Lord Blunkett Portrait Lord Blunkett (Lab)
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Will the Minister agree that what might combine both an understanding of the role of science and of religion in the world is good teaching of citizenship in schools so that young people can develop critical thinking skills in a way that enables them to apply them to their life and to the well-being of the community around them?

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I entirely agree with the noble Lord. The same could be said of PSHE and character education. We are looking at what more can be done to strengthen the curriculum to further prepare pupils for life in modern Britain through citizenship, PSHE, character education and other matters.

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