Education: Politics A-level

Baroness Rawlings Excerpts

Tuesday 22nd December 2015 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Evans of Bowes Park]

We certainly consider citizenship education important and will continue it within schools. But we believe that the revised content for A-levels and AS-levels that has been undertaken will ensure that the key elements of citizenship A-level will continue to be taught within different A-levels.

[Baroness Rawlings (Con)]

My Lords, will the Government encourage more learning of foreign languages, which is so important in life and to international politics?

[Baroness Evans of Bowes Park]

Yes, we certainly do want to encourage the use of modern languages. We live in an ever-global world, and the more that young people and people heading into the workplace can speak foreign languages, the better their prospects in the economy.