Making subjects such as history compulsory in schools is the best way to overcome the decline in students studying such subjects at university.

To what extent do you agree or disagree ?

What are other measures do you think might be effective?

When any school subject is made a mandatory part of the school curriculum, it does not necessarily mean that it will increase enough interest in the subject for students to go on to study it at university. In fact, sometimes it might have the opposite effect .

Compulsion regarding history will certainly bring the attention of these subjects to pupils, many of whom might not have considered it a worthwhile subject to study. Admittedly , this would in some cases encourage interest in the subject, but on its own as a mean of encouragement it is not enough. For history , there are many strategies that can be implemented to encourage its uptake at university.

History can be made compulsory for the first few years of secondary school. During this time lessons could be made interesting and absorbing for students by visits not just to museum, but to historical sites of local and national interests. Visits to museum such as the transport museum in London are a good way to encourage even primary schoolchildren because many exhibits are interactive, and engage the students.

Modern facilities such as the internet and computers can be used to bring history to life by carrying out simple research into local history or conducting social surveys.