Question follow-through · 97478

Digital Technology: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce standardised digital literacy guidance for schools to teach children critical evaluation skills for assessing the reliability of online information.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
4 Dec 2025
Target answer date
8 Dec 2025
Answer
12 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce standardised digital literacy guidance for schools to teach children critical evaluation skills for assessing the reliability of online information.

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Following the independent Curriculum and Assessment Review’s final report on 5 November, the department will update the national curriculum to prepare young people for life and work in a changing world. In line with the Review’s recommendations, refreshed...

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