Education Law in United Kingdom
Educational Legislation
In February 1991, the UK Government published an interim statement of its policy on the European dimension in education and added to it a brief note on some of the main activities which had been undertaken up to that point in the United Kingdom in order to implement the 1988 Resolution of the EU Council of Ministers. The Government’s aims were expressed in the following terms:
- to help young people to acquire a view of Europe as a multi-cultural, multi-lingual community which includes the United Kingdom;
- to encourage awareness of the variety of European histories, geographies and cultures;
- to prepare young people to take part in the economic and social development of Europe and make them aware of the opportunities and challenges that arise;
- to encourage interest in and improve competence in other European languages;
- to impart knowledge of political, economic and social developments – past, present and future – including knowledge about the origins, workings and role of the European Union;
- to promote a sense of European identity, through first-hand experience of other countries, where appropriate; and
- to promote an understanding of the EU’s interdependence with the rest of Europe and with the rest of the world.
Higher Education
With regard to higher education, the UK Government agrees with the aspirations expressed in that section of the European Commission’s Memorandum on Higher Education which deals with the European dimension. It recognises not only the need to create a European education to match the European expectation of graduates, but also the fact that the higher education institutions (HEI) in the EU constitute a major influential force in the development of the European Union and its people.
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