Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making education on antisemitism mandatory in schools.

There is no place for antisemitism in our society.

There are opportunities in school to learn about contemporary antisemitism in lessons such as citizenship. It is also covered in a historical context as part of Holocaust education, which is an important mandatory part of the national curriculum.

The department supports teachers through our Educate Against Hate website, which provides teachers with a range of free, quality-assured resources, including on building resilience to antisemitism, teaching about tolerance and rejecting discrimination.

The department has asked Sir David Bell to undertake an independent review into antisemitism in schools and colleges, which will include a consideration of learning in schools. This review is due to be published later this autumn.

We have also committed £7 million to fund projects and programmes to improve confidence and resilience in tackling antisemitism in education.