According to recent polling, over 84% of state teachers and 82% of private school teachers do not feel confident that the current national curriculum will prepare young people to vote in elections. This has added to the wider concern from teachers about whether they are able to deal with the repercussions of a reduced voting age.

The findings come as the government is expected to publish the interim findings from its curriculum and assessment review in the coming weeks. PoliticsHome understands that political knowledge falls within the scope of the review.

Leader of the House of Commons Lucy Powell told MPs earlier this month that the law to reduce the voting age from 18 to 16 could be tabled within months.