Teaching Patriotism

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The subject of teaching Britishness in schools has taken a fresh twist with claims that patriotism should be taught as a "controversial issue".

The government wants children to develop a sense of British identity through history lessons.

But academics at the Institute of Education say pupils should not be encouraged to love Britain because it has a "morally ambiguous" history.

They also found just 9% of teachers think schools should teach patriotism.

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