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Review: Political Education Review

Committee/Panel: Children, Education & Home Affairs Panel
Launch Date: 23 February 2010 Close Date: To be advised
Submissions Deadline: To be advised Ministerial Response Date: To be advised
Review Status: Report published

About

The policy for Political Education in Secondary Schools.

Terms of reference

  1. To examine the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture’s current policy for Political Education in Secondary Schools:
      • How it is being delivered within the Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) school curriculum, and, where applicable, in other parts of the curricula;
      • How it is being delivered within the Youth Service curricula.
  2. To examine the programme delivered both during the school calendar and more specifically at election time.
  3. To compare the political element contained in relevant curricula in other Jurisdictions to that in Jersey.
  4. To examine the range of activities currently undertaken by students such as history of our government, role of key people, debates on political issues.
  5. To examine any further issues relating to the topic that may arise in the course of the Scrutiny Review and which the Panel considers relevant.