ABSTRACT
Schools have a statutory obligation under Section 1 of the Education Reform Act 1988 to provide a 'broad and balanced' curriculum which promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils of the school and society and prepares pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life. Economic and Industrial Understanding (EIU) is supposed to be for all pupils of whatever background or ability and expected to be delivered within most if not all subjects. Health Education has a longer history in schools than EIU, and Curriculum Guidance 5 is not the first advisory document on the subject. Like Health Education, Careers Education and Guidance has had a long history, albeit of widely varying quality. 'Education for Citizenship' is a relative newcomer to educational discourse, in spite of the efforts of the Council for Education in World Citizenship, which for years has been attempting to raise the profile of this aspect of education.
