Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 54541
Geology: Secondary Education
Tabled: 22 May 2025
Answered: 5 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Noah Law
Labour — St Austell and Newquay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including geology in the Key Stage 3 curriculum, in the context of the Critical Minerals Strategy.
Answer
Catherine McKinnellThe national curriculum in England provides a broad framework within which schools have the flexibility to develop the content of their own curricula. Topics related to geology can be taught within the geography and science curricula.The government has es...
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