The Electoral Commission has convened 40 education partners and academics to provide on the ground experience of how democratic education is being taught in classrooms across England. They have included all responses received to contribute to a substantial evidence base of what works well when delivering democratic education and what will prepare leaners to become informed voters. Key Recommendations include:

• Introduce a statutory measure to ensure that all pupils are taught essential Citizenship content at primary (Key Stage 1 and 2)
• Review Citizenship content at Key Stage 3 and 4 to improve specificity and progression, with a renewed focus on topics such as media literacy and democracy and government
• Introduce more specific content on oracy within both the primary and secondary Citizenship curriculum
• Strengthen the role of media literacy in Citizenship, ensuring media literacy is better specified in both the primary and secondary Citizenship curriculum
• Improve guidance for 16-19 settings on effective non-qualification activity which supports young people to develop critical skills such as oracy, media literacy, and knowledge needed for citizenship such as understanding political and democratic processes.