Question follow-through · 105315
Classics: State Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has plans to increase the number of state school students able to study Latin and the Classics.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 13 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 23 Mar 2026 · 69 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has plans to increase the number of state school students able to study Latin and the Classics.
15 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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23 Mar 2026
Answer published
The government is committed to supporting a broad and balanced curriculum that is inclusive and accessible to all pupils. The study of classics and ancient languages can teach pupils valuable lessons in history, politics and art that are still relevant to...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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