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UK to Bring Gambling in School Curriculum

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March 19, 2020

Niji Narayan

National Gambling Education and Support Programme Launched for the UK

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Nick Gibb, the UK minister for school standards, has said that the country’s Department of Education (DoE) is going to introduce a new curriculum to educate teenagers on gambling harms and debt-related matters.

The gambling curriculum will be rolled out from September across the UK secondary schools as a part of the Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education programme.

The new curriculum is prepared in association with GambleAware.

The new curriculum will have lessons on the risks associated with gambling. A recent UK statistics disclosed that around 55,000 children were classified as problem gamblers. The programme will educate teenagers on identifying risks across all levels of gambling engagements.

“I want to ensure every child understands the risks, which is why we are making health education — including issues such as addiction and cumulative debt — compulsory from September,” Nick Gibb said.

Related Topics:Department of Education gambling harms Nick Gibb problem gamblers PSHE Association

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.