HC Deb 17 November 1997 vol 301 cc31-2W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what steps he is taking to give greater emphasis to the European dimension in education. [15185]

Ms Estelle Morris

European matters already have considerable coverage in the National Curriculum for schools, mainly through the mandatory study requirements for geography, history and modern foreign languages. To reinforce those and to celebrate the forthcoming United Kingdom Presidency of the European Union we are producing, with the professional help of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and the Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges, a curriculum pack for schools. It will be entitled "Partners in Europe", and it will emphasise the importance of building a European dimension in the curriculum. We plan to publish the pack in December so that it will be available to schools in January for the start of the Spring term.