[holding answer 6 February 2007]: Education about safety is included in the curriculum through the non-statutory framework of personal social and health education (PSHE). In PSHE lessons pupils are taught about rules for, and ways of, keeping safe, to recognise the risks that apply in different situations and then to decide how to behave responsibly. They should be taught to recognise and manage risk, to be aware when pressure from others threatens their personal safety and to develop assertiveness techniques when dealing with unhelpful pressure. Schools may use the issue of safe driving when addressing these learning outcomes.
The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority has been undertaking a review of the secondary national curriculum, including PSHE. The draft programmes of study will be subject to a public consultation from 5 February and views on the inclusion of safe driving can be expressed as part of this consultation.