{"value":{"id":1753681,"askingMemberId":5089,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-01-08T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-01-13T00:00:00","uin":"22772","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to decolonise the national curriculum.","answeringBodyId":60,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Education","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4125,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-02-06T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The government has established an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, covering ages 5 to 18, chaired by Professor Becky Francis CBE.</p><p>The terms of reference, which do not mention decolonisation, can be accessed here: <a href=\"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66d196b7d107658faec7e3db/Curriculum_and_assessment_review_-_aims_terms_of_reference_and_working_principles.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66d196b7d107658faec7e3db/Curriculum_and_assessment_review_-_aims_terms_of_reference_and_working_principles.pdf</a>.</p><p>The review group will publish an interim report in early spring and a final report, including recommendations, will be published this autumn. We will take decisions on what changes to make to the curriculum in light of these recommendations.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"History: Curriculum","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1753681","method":"GET"}]}