The Committee recommends to the Scottish Government that all Personal and Social Education programmes should include an element of co-design to ensure that young people explore issues of importance to them and are engaged in the learning process.” viEducation and Skills Committee 7th Report 2017 (Session 5): Lets talk about Personal and Social Education (22 May 2017): https://bprcdn.parliament.scot/published/ES/2017/5/22/Let-s-Talk-About-Personal-and-Social-Education-1/7th%20Report,%202017.pdf
In a private fact-finding meeting with the Committee on specific cases of racial bullying, CRER raised concerns that the current curriculum places too much of a focus, albeit well-meaningly, on teaching about the differences between human cultures, races and traditions instead of focussing on commonality which all humans share.