Written questions

Antisemitism: Curriculum

Commons · Question 12257 · Tabled 23 Jun 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 1 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Daisy Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including content on contemporary antisemitism within the existing mandatory Holocaust material in the school curriculum.

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 1 Jul 2026

The purpose of Holocaust education in history is to teach about why and how the Holocaust happened. This will include teaching about antisemitism in this historical context due to the centrality of antisemitism to the Nazi’s ideology. Such teaching can pr...