P-04-516 Make political science compulsory in education - Petitioner to the Clerking Team, 13.12.14.
Hi Kayleigh , thank you for your email.
In response to the
professor's letter , further to previous issues i raised , i would
like to make the following points :-
I work in the youth field and am astonished by the lack of
political awareness
amongst young adults who are eligible to vote .
this knowledge void
i feel contributes to the apathy but also despair {at a lack
of 'voice'} amongst young people.
My two teenage children have reported to me that the compulsory
pastoral and world affairs lessons they have
in secondary rarely touch upon the british political
system and their role in it.
At present welsh schools offer A level politics course
without any foundation for
the students , is this not a strange anomaly ?
I think with even a short introduction to the
constitution we could improve
the engagement and active participation of all welsh people in the
political process.
At present we have young people leaving education in a state
of political ignorance ,
this may suit some elements within the establishment but it is not
a settlement for long term
'healthy' political process .....
I hope the committee will be able to offer this petition's aim
their support ,
and possible implementation in some form .
Regards
Mark Griffiths