[Metrobeans]

Please note that changes have been made between second reading and vote.

V465 - Politics Education Bill, MacCuishy

Politics Education Act 2012

A Bill to educate Secondary School students about Politics and help them to make an informed decision on who they vote for by the time they are 16

Part I: Changing Curriculum
1 PHSE and Citizenship Lessons
(1) All compulsory Politics Education shall take place during timetabled PHSE and Citizenship lessons in state schools
(a) These will take place at KS3 and KS4 level
(b) Lessons shall centre on politics and parties in the UK

2 Key Stage 3
(1) It will be compulsory for schools to teach students about basic Politics for a term at some point during KS3
(a) This must be for a minimum of 12 weeks over the course of KS3

3 GCSE Level
(1) State schools will be presented with the option of offering their students a Politics GCSE.
(2) Furthermore, 12 weeks of compulsory Politics education will also take place in Y11 in timetabled Citizenship lessons

Part II: Commencement, Extent, Short Title etc
4 Short Title
(1) This Act may be cited as the Politics Education Act 2012

5 Extent
(1) This bill shall extend to England; and

6 Commencement
(1) Shall come into force on the 3rd September 2013 following Royal Assent

Notes

Lessons will look at all idealogys from the political spectrum whilst teaching remains impartial and neutral, allowing pupils to make their own mind up. Pupils will be encouraged to debate in and out of lessons using the skills they have learnt.

The details of the compulsory curriculum, including subject depth and specific areas taught, will be designed and decided upon by the Secretary of State for Education.

The Department of Education will also work with exam boards in creating a interesting yet challenging GCSE, however, this course will only be made available to students 1 year after the introduction of compulsory education in order for an in depth course to be created

[Mazzini]

'Idealogys' still hasn't been changed to 'ideologies'.

[MacDaddi]

(Original post by Mazzini)
'Idealogys' still hasn't been changed to 'ideologies'.

Wooops

[Moleman1996]

Aye from me

[Mazzini]

(Original post by MacCuishy)


Wooops

It's a no from me until you fix that

[Metrobeans]

The ayes have it! The ayes have it!