Lord Lester of Herne Hill – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Lester of Herne Hill on 2015-12-09.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the reasons for removing the study of feminism and gender equality from the A-level Politics curriculum.

Lord Nash

A public consultation on reformed content for politics AS and A level closed on 15 December. The proposed new content for politics A level will require all students to study core political theories. This is an improvement on the current system which does not require students to study any political ideologies, including feminism.

We are analysing the responses to the consultation and have started work with the exam boards to develop the content in light of the views expressed. We will listen carefully to the views of the sector and the wider public as part of this full consultation process.

Exam boards will continue to set the detailed content of qualifications.