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Elementary education was controlled by the government,
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T.H. Marshall wrote about citizenship, identifying three main components; community involvement, political literacy and social/moral responsibility
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It is investment in education which facilitates individuals to advance socially and economically.
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Education is “chief means by which the dominant ideology of a class society was perpetuated, and so that society itself".
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Thatcher’s government takes power
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Case for promoting a multicultural and global perspective when it came to teaching.
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National curriculum introduced as part of the Education Reform Act
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Publication of Curriculum Guidance Eight: Education for Citizenship (National Curriculum Council 1990).
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Curriculum Guidance Eight: removed from the National Curriculum agenda
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Labour win general election and Tony Blair becomes Prime Minister
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Led to programmes of study for citizenship
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Citizenship becomes part of the non-statutory framework in Primary Schools
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Citizenship become part of the statutory framework at Key Stage 3 (2002), accompanied by detailed guidance for teachers called Schemes of Work.
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A review into the impact of citizenship on student learning found many positive outcomes, reinforcing its place in the national curriculum
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IRPC Interim Report (2009) recommended that children “should acquire a range of personal, social and emotional qualities essential to their health, well-being and life as a responsible citizen in the 21st century"
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coalition government takes power and drops new citizenship recommendations from the Children, Schools and Family Bill
