Schools: Political Impartiality

(asked on 16th May 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure political impartiality in schools.


Answered by
Robin Walker Portrait
Robin Walker
This question was answered on 23rd May 2022

The law is clear that schools must remain politically impartial. Schools must not promote partisan political views and should ensure the balanced treatment of political issues. Schools are free to teach about political issues and, of course, play an important role in supporting pupils to understand the society in which they grow up and to be prepared for life in modern Britain. However, it is important that schools uphold their duties with regard to political impartiality. To support school staff in understanding their legal duties in this area, the department has worked with the sector to publish clear and comprehensive guidance available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/political-impartiality-in-schools.

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