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Curriculum: Religion

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 21 April 2026UIN 122680

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the definition of anti-Muslim hatred will be taught as part of the religious education national curriculum.

Answered by Georgia Gould

Religious education is a mandatory subject but not part of the national curriculum.

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