Question follow-through · 117074
Children's Play: Curriculum
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 13th February 2026 to question 105615 on play based pedagogy, if her Department will consider the potential benefits of continuing play-based pedagogy beyond the Early Years Foundation
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 2 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 23 Mar 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 13th February 2026 to question 105615 on play based pedagogy, if her Department will consider the potential benefits of continuing play-based pedagogy beyond the Early Years Foundation
4 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Curriculum and Assessment Review considered the extent to which the curriculum and the assessment system in England is fit for purpose and meeting the needs of children and young people. The government’s response set out key reforms to the national cu...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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