Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 23019

British Empire: Curriculum

Tabled: 9 January 2025
Answered: 17 January 2025

Question

Nick Timothy

Conservative — West Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department issues to schools and local education authorities on the teaching around the British Empire in the National Curriculum.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The national curriculum for history for key stages 1 to 3 includes references to the British Empire and gives teachers and schools the flexibility to use specific examples to teach pupils about the history of Britain and the wider world.The British Empire...
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