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<p>The Government notes the recommendations in The Institute for Digital Democracy’s
report <em>‘Democracy 2:0: Hitting refresh on the Digital Democracy Commission’</em>
and thanks them for their work in this very important area. The subject of citizenship
has been part of the national curriculum for secondary maintained schools since 2002.
One of the aims of citizenship education is to ensure that young people acquire a
sound knowledge and understanding of how the United Kingdom is governed, its political
system and how citizens participate actively in its democratic systems of government.
New statutory programmes giving schools greater freedom over how to teach their Citizenship
curriculum, including the aspects of political literacy, have already been established,
taking effect in September 2014. In addition, The Government also has a range of free
learning resources, such as Rock Enrol!, that aim to engage young people in the democratic
system and can be used in an educational setting.</p>
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