Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 24917

Primary Education: School Libraries

Tabled: 20 January 2025
Answered: 28 January 2025

Question

Dan Carden

LabourLiverpool Walton

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of library provision in primary schools.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
School libraries complement public libraries by giving pupils access to a range of books and other kinds of texts, both in and out of school. The national curriculum states that teachers are expected to encourage pupils to develop the habit of reading wid...

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