Question follow-through · 22772

History: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to decolonise the national curriculum.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
8 Jan 2025
Target answer date
13 Jan 2025
Answer
6 Feb 2025 · 29 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to decolonise the national curriculum.

  2. 13 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The government has established an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, covering ages 5 to 18, chaired by Professor Becky Francis CBE.The terms of reference, which do not mention decolonisation, can be accessed here: https://assets.publishing.serv...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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