02/08/2006 (Agence Europe) - The Times on 1st August indicated that Geoff Hoon the British minister for European affairs had written to the Secretary of Education Alan Johnson requesting that the school curriculum in the United Kingdom include more courses on the EU so that young people learn the advantages of belonging to the European Union. Mr Hoon writes, “We have got to make what goes on Europe come alive. It is about trying to explain what it does and what it means in terms of practical consequences. I certainly think that that should be part of the national curriculum, a part of the citizenship process”. According to The Times, however, the National Union of Teachers has said that there is no room in the timetable for extra EU lessons.