'Teach young people to disagree agreeably'

"the more they can protect themselves from being exploited by some of the extremist narratives we're seeing"

"exploring how we can arm our children against the disinformation, fake news and conspiracy theories on social media"

""When we look at countries like Finland, for instance, they're teaching critical thinking skills as young as pre-school," Mr Khan said. "I'd love for us in the UK to be starting at year one, really educating young people about critical skills and why they're so important.""

Children as young as five should be taught critical thinking to prevent racism and hate crime. A youth organisation teaches teenagers to challenge intolerance in their communities. Earlier teaching helps protect children from exploitation by extremist narratives and misleading information. The Department for Education is exploring ways to arm children against disinformation, fake news and conspiracy theories on social media. The organisation aims to teach young people to question what they see and hear and to disagree agreeably. Other countries, such as Finland, teach critical thinking as young as pre-school. London recorded more than 21,054 hate crimes in the year to the end of August, with above-average increases in June, July and August.

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