BRITISH HISTORY IS NOW ‘AT THE HEART OF THE CITIZENSHIP TEST
"Today saw the new version of the Life in the UK test announced by the government. The Life in the UK test has now been revised to include new testable materials covering British history. The new materials are expected to be released in autumn 2012.
With a complete new chapter added to the testable materials this means there are hundreds more facts to be tested. Whilst the government have announced the new testable chapter they have not provided any sample questions for students.
It has been reported that the new test wil include a greater ‘patriotic’ focus including profiles of significant historical and cultural figures such as:
* historical figures including the Duke of Wellington, Nelson, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Florence Nightingale, Alexander Fleming, Emmeline Pankhurst
* artists such as Gainsborough, Turner and Constable
* novelist such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy
*poets include Byron, Blake and Browning. Further, it has been indicated that you will have to learn passages of poetry including Browning’s Home Thoughts, from Abroad.
*musical figures range from Elgar and Holst to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones
It is expected that you will have to learn the first verse of the national anthem. The new test will also teach that the United Kingdom is historically a Christian country."
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