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British Empire: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department issues to schools and local education authorities on the teaching around the British Empire in the National Curriculum.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
9 Jan 2025
Target answer date
13 Jan 2025
Answer
17 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department issues to schools and local education authorities on the teaching around the British Empire in the National Curriculum.

  2. 13 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The national curriculum for history for key stages 1 to 3 includes references to the British Empire and gives teachers and schools the flexibility to use specific examples to teach pupils about the history of Britain and the wider world.The British Empire...

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