Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 104531

STEM Subjects: Further Education and Employment

Tabled: 9 January 2026
Answered: 19 January 2026

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure young people from all backgrounds can pursue a career in STEM.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
Following the Curriculum and Assessment review, our new national curriculum and GCSEs will have improved coherence, specificity, sequencing, and will be grounded in the most important knowledge and disciplinary skills.We will take forward many subject-spe...

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