History in danger as only 30% of pupils take subject at GCSE

A survey showed that one in three primary school pupils thought Winston Churchill was the first man on the moon

History in schools is under threat as thousands of children drop the subject at the age of 13.

Three out of ten schools no longer teach history as a stand-alone subject for Key Stage 3, despite it being a compulsory part of the curriculum.

One school admitted that it taught the whole of the three-year course in just 38 hours - about one hour a week for one school year.

The 'national scandal' was highlighted yesterday by a survey that found just 30 per cent of pupils studied history for GCSE.

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