§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list the provision in the national curriculum which enables the teaching of(a) citizenship, (b) social skills and (c) parenting; and if she will make a statement. [399]
§ Mrs. GillanThere is scope for schools to cover citizenship, social skills and parenting under section 1 of the Education Reform Act 1988.
Citizenship can also be covered in religious education, and within national curriculum subjects such as history and English; and social skills and parenthood can be covered in sex education, provision for which is enshrined in sections 352 and 403 to 405 of the Education Act 1993.