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<p>The Autumn Statement 2022 announced additional funding of £2 billion in both 2023/24
and 2024/25, over and above totals announced at the Spending Review 2021. This means
funding for mainstream schools and high needs is £3.5 billion higher in 2023/24, compared
to 2022/23. That is on top of the £4 billion, year on year increase provided in 2022/23.
This is an increase of £7.5 billion, or over 15%, in just two years.</p><p>This additional
funding will enable headteachers to continue to allocate budgets to areas that positively
impact educational attainment, including high quality teaching and targeted support
to the children who need it most, as well as help schools to manage higher costs,
including higher energy bills.</p><p>All schools and academies have the freedom to
choose how to spend their core funding according to their own unique circumstances
and priorities, providing that all expenditure ultimately benefits their students.
The Department does not allocate specific budgets for each subject. It is for schools
to decide the allocation of resources at an individual school level.</p><p>Geography
is part of the statutory National Curriculum for maintained schools at Key Stages
1, 2 and 3. Within geography, the National Curriculum and subject content for GCSE
sets out requirements for teaching human geography including economic, global and
international development.</p><p>Citizenship is also part of the statutory National
Curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4. As part of citizenship, pupils will learn about
Parliament, the importance of voting and elections, the role of police, courts and
justice, free press, human rights and international law and the governments of other
countries, both democratic and non-democratic. They are also taught the actions citizens
can take in democratic and electoral processes to influence decisions locally, nationally
and beyond.</p>
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