§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what steps he is taking to increase European awareness in schools; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. RumboldRecognising the need for a real awareness of the European dimension in education, the Department is supporting a pilot project designed to encourage selected local education authorities to develop cohesive and comprehensive policies on this throughout their areas, in co-operation with surrounding authorities. The dissemination of the outcomes of the pilot will contribute towards the implementation of the resolution on this subject adopted by the EC Education Ministers' Council on 24 May. There will be scope, under our proposals for the national curriculum, for topics such as European awareness to be taught through the relevant foundation subjects, where appropriate, or among the non-foundation subjects.