Petition Make Politics Compulsory On The English Curriculum

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Pupils aged 11-16 need to be educated on current affairs and topics such as the economy and money management in later life. For example: political parties, the voting system, how to manage debt, mortgages etc.
Too many students are leaving school without any knowledge of what the 'big wide world' may throw at them.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

7 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 7 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 15 February 2012
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