Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Alan Mak Excerpts
Monday 29th April 2019

(5 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nadhim Zahawi Portrait Nadhim Zahawi
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Art, music and design are compulsory in all maintained schools from age five to age 14. All schools, including academies, are required to provide a broad and balanced curriculum.

Alan Mak Portrait Alan Mak (Havant) (Con)
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Will my hon. Friend ensure that digital and IT skills play a role in the early years curriculum to ensure that our young people encounter early on the technologies that they will need to become familiar with as they progress through school?

Nadhim Zahawi Portrait Nadhim Zahawi
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I certainly agree; I know that my hon. Friend is a passionate advocate of IT literacy.