Organs: Donors
Commons · Question 7536 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has considered extending organ donation education to primary schools; and what assessment has been made of the potential merits of introducing age-appropriate teaching at primary level.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 19 Jun 2026
As part of the updated statutory relationships, sex and health education guidance, the curriculum sets out that pupils at secondary age should be taught about blood, organ and stem cell donation.Whilst organ donation is not a compulsory subject at primary...