1. 1. Robert Dearden, "Controversial Issues and the Curriculum" (1981), inTheory and Practice in Education(London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1984), 86. This work will be cited asCIin the text for all subsequent references.
2. Should we teach homosexuality as a controversial issue?
3. See, for example, Oxfam,(Oxford: Oxfam, 2006); TeacherNet, www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/behaviour/tacklingbullying/racistbullying;
4. Learning and Skills Development Agency,(London: Learning and Skills Development Agency, 2005); CitizEd,(London: CitizEd, 2004); Citizenship Foundation,(London: Citizenship Foundation, 2003); Runnymede Trust,(London: Runnymede Trust, 2003); Countryside Foundation for Education,(Hebden Bridge: Countryside Foundation for Education, 2002); Qualifications and Curriculum Authority,(London: Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, 2001); Development Education Association,(London: Development Education Association, 2001); and Qualifications and Curriculum Authority,(London: Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, 1998).
5. 4. Education Act 1996 (London: HMSO), Section 407.