The UK government’s National Curriculum Review is ongoing. Early in 2011 it called for evidence on which subjects should form England’s school curriculum.

Citizenship was one of the subjects in danger of being dropped so we responded [pdf] in its defence. We encouraged our supporters to do the same.

At the end of December 2011 the Curriculum Review Panel recommended that citizenship be relegated to the Basic Curriculum. Schools will still be expected to deliver it but it will be up to them to decide what they teach, how they teach it and to what standard they deliver it.

Democratic Life achieved a great deal in 2011: we met with MPs from all parties, produced briefings, held an event, had some great press coverage and met face-to-face with the Secretary of State for Education.

Our own response to the Government’s National Curriculum Review (pdf) was informed by our members and supporters, as well as by over 380 teachers and parents who responded to our survey.

But we need to do more. If citizenship is to lose its programme of study, what will it look like in schools?

In Curriculum Thinking we set out the minimum that we think schools should be doing.