§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what arrangements he proposes to put in place to secure an element of moral and social education and pastoral arrangements in post-16 education. [94759]
§ Mr. WicksIt is a matter for the individual institutions and private training providers to decide how they address moral and social education and pastoral arrangements for their post-16 students. There is no compulsory curriculum post-16, and therefore no requirement to study any particular subjects. However, for example, the new GCE A-level specifications have been written to identify, as appropriate to the subject, ways in which the study of the area can contribute to an understanding of spiritual, moral, ethical, social and cultural issues.