Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 25150

Primary Education: School Libraries

Tabled: 20 January 2025

Answered: 28 January 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to make libraries in primary schools a statutory requirement.

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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