United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 202221
Creationism: Education
Introduced
24 June 2014
Last action
30 June 2014 · Answer
Status
Answered
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Education
Source updated
30 June 2014
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what penalties would be incurred by a free school, academy or other educational establishment which was found to be teaching or otherwise supporting creationism.
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24 June 2014
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what penalties would be incurred by a free school, academy or other educational establishment which was found to be teaching or otherwise supporting creationism.
Source: Commons
30 June 2014
Answer
State-funded schools, including free schools and academies, should not teach creationism as an evidence-based scientific theory. Outside of science lessons, it is permissible for schools to cover creationism as part of religious education lessons, providi...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2014-06-24/202221
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/63619
- uk · wq-63619 · source updated 30 June 2014