Children, Schools and Families written question – answered at on 21 July 2009.
Ben Wallace
Shadow Minister (Scotland)
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families
(1) what contribution his Department has made to the development of citizenship education in mosque schools through the Islam Citizenship Education Project;
(2) what financial contribution (a) the Schools Development Support Agency and (b) community-based organisations have made to the development of citizenship education in mosque schools.
Diana R. Johnson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (Schools)
The Islam and Citizenship Education (ICE) Project is jointly funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and the Department for Communities and Local Government. We awarded a contract, worth £318,652, to the School Development Support Agency (SDSA) running from February 2008 to July 2009 to develop and pilot citizenship lessons for use in mosque schools. The SDSA, working in conjunction with Muslim communities, has successfully delivered this contract. We are currently in the process of tendering for the next stage of the ICE Project to roll out the lessons to mosque schools nationally. Apart from fulfilling their contractual obligations, the SDSA and community-based organisations have made no financial contribution towards the ICE Project.
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