Internet lessons must be part of compulsory PSHE, peers say

Neil Puffett
Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Digital literacy should sit alongside reading, writing and arithmetic as the fourth pillar of a child's education and must feature as part of compulsory personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE), peers have said.

The House of Lords communication select committee has called for internet lessons to be part of mandatory PSHE. Picture: Parliament TV
The House of Lords communication select committee has called for internet lessons to be part of mandatory PSHE. Picture: Parliament TV

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