Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 73518

Sustainable Development: Curriculum

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 25 September 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to amend the National Curriculum to include lessons on (a) sustainability and (b) ethical consumerism in relation to fast fashion.

Answer

Georgia Gould
The curriculum already includes themes relating to sustainability, giving schools the flexibility to include teaching about these topics if they wish.The government has established an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, chaired by Becky Francis ...
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