Shadow Education Secretary Angela Rayner says that a Labour government would teach primary school children about the current climate emergency.
Labour want to make the environment an educational priority. All young people would be taught about its ecological and social impact.
The Shadow Secretary for Education states: “Today, young people are taking to the streets to send a clear message to the government that climate change will be a fundamental and defining feature of their adult lives, and we must take the action needed to tackle it.
Why has Labour said this?
In light of the Extinction Rebellion protests, environmental issues have been dragged into the political limelight.
Thousands of young Britons and even children took to the streets to highlight their distress on the issue.
The British government became the first to declare a climate change emergency.
The protests in London saw thousands of people block landmarks in central London.
Widespread disruption to the capital in a “climate rebellion” lasted for days.
The group consists of many young people and children, and is calling for the UK government to reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2025.
Is it not already taught?
Though the impact of human activity on our environment is taught in some schools, it does not play a key role.
A Department for Education spokesperson says: “It is important that pupils are taught about climate change, which is why it is in the national curriculum as part of science and geography in both primary and secondary school.”
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What has been said?
Angela Rayner says that a Labour government would teach primary school children about the current climate emergency.
Labour want to make the environment an educational priority. All young people would be taught about its ecological and social impact.
The Shadow Secretary for Education states: “Today, young people are taking to the streets to send a clear message to the government that climate change will be a fundamental and defining feature of their adult lives, and we must take the action needed to tackle it.
Why has Labour said this?
In light of the Extinction Rebellion protests, environmental issues have been dragged into the political limelight.
Thousands of young Britons and even children took to the streets to highlight their distress on the issue.
The British government became the first to declare a climate change emergency.
The protests in London saw thousands of people block landmarks in central London.
Widespread disruption to the capital in a “climate rebellion” lasted for days.
The group consists of many young people and children, and is calling for the UK government to reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2025.
Is it not already taught?
Though the impact of human activity on our environment is taught in some schools, it does not play a key role.
A Department for Education spokesperson says: “It is important that pupils are taught about climate change, which is why it is in the national curriculum as part of science and geography in both primary and secondary school.”
Shadow Education Secretary Angela Rayner says that a Labour government would teach primary school children about the current climate emergency.
Labour want to make the environment an educational priority. All young people would be taught about its ecological and social impact.
The Shadow Secretary for Education states: “Today, young people are taking to the streets to send a clear message to the government that climate change will be a fundamental and defining feature of their adult lives, and we must take the action needed to tackle it.
Why has Labour said this?
In light of the Extinction Rebellion protests, environmental issues have been dragged into the political limelight.
Thousands of young Britons and even children took to the streets to highlight their distress on the issue.
The British government became the first to declare a climate change emergency.
The protests in London saw thousands of people block landmarks in central London.
Widespread disruption to the capital in a “climate rebellion” lasted for days.
The group consists of many young people and children, and is calling for the UK government to reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2025.
Is it not already taught?
Though the impact of human activity on our environment is taught in some schools, it does not play a key role.
A Department for Education spokesperson says: “It is important that pupils are taught about climate change, which is why it is in the national curriculum as part of science and geography in both primary and secondary school.”
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