ABSTRACT
Whether or not it is true that we live in particularly immoral times, there is a generally held view that certain moral values should be taught to the young by, among others, their school teachers. During 1996 Dr Carey, Mrs Lawrence, Mr Blair and Mr Major all lent their support to this proposal. Teachers might not be overly impressed by what these luminaries say, but they might well take notice when they are told similar things by Sir Ron Dearing and Dr N.Tate, respectively the then Chairman and Chief Executive of the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority (SCAA). SCAA has itself published some suggestive ideas about which moral values should be taught to the young (SCAA 1995 and 1996).
