<p>Politics and Current Affairs in Schools</p>

Part of 3. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 3:31 pm on 6 July 2016.

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Photo of Mr Simon Thomas Mr Simon Thomas Plaid Cymru 3:31, 6 July 2016

(Translated)

I am tempted, given the events of the past few weeks, to say that it’s not young people who need to improve their understanding of politics, but perhaps older people. But, certainly, we as parties are duty bound to disseminate information and to encourage people to participate in democracy.

But, specifically on this point, you’ve already mentioned the purpose of the new curriculum, and the way that will make provision that is different to past provision. Are you therefore still clear that this is the best way forward? That is, as the new Cabinet Secretary, are you going to implement those four new purposes of the proposed Donaldson curriculum? Where now do you stand on the particular section of the curriculum decided upon by Huw Lewis, namely to replace religious education with a new set of principles turning around philosophy and ethics?