Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 104544
Schools: Political Impartiality
Tabled: 9 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure schools adequately respond to accusations of political bias.
Answer
Georgia GouldSchool leaders and staff have a responsibility to ensure that they act in accordance with their duties on political impartiality. When political issues are discussed, schools must offer pupils a balanced presentation of opposing views and should not prese...
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