Education: Citizenship Studies Debate

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Education: Citizenship Studies

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Disabled Students’ Allowance
Monday 30th June 2014

(10 years, 4 months ago)

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They are supposed to include democracy, the electoral system, government, human rights and international law.

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My Lords, citizenship generally suggests teaching conforming behaviour, which is important. However, does the Minister agree that the teaching of conforming behaviour is not quite the same and needs to include the teaching of ethical values of right, wrong and responsibility, which can sometimes— and sometimes should—challenge conforming behaviour?

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