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Mathematics: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the current maths curriculum in the context of increasing demand for data skills.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
1 Jul 2025
Target answer date
3 Jul 2025
Answer
1 Aug 2025 · 31 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the current maths curriculum in the context of increasing demand for data skills.

  2. 3 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Aug 2025

    Answer published

    ​High and rising standards across education, from early years to adulthood, are the key to unlocking stronger outcomes and a better future for children and young people. Our new regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) teams are now workin...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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