Question follow-through · 28657
Curriculum: Donors
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to make (a) blood, (b) plasma, (c) platelet, (d) organ, (e) stem cell and (f) tissue donation a mandatory part of the curriculum for primary and secondary school children.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 4 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 25 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 25 Feb 2025 · 21 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to make (a) blood, (b) plasma, (c) platelet, (d) organ, (e) stem cell and (f) tissue donation a mandatory part of the curriculum for primary and secondary school children.
25 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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25 Feb 2025
Answer published
The teaching of blood, tissue and organs is covered in the biology national curriculum at key stage 3, so is taught to pupils aged 11 to 14. While organ donation is not specifically mentioned, schools may choose to cover it here.At primary level, schools ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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