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Politics
Claudia Savage

Former education secretary warns against ‘politicisation’ of national curriculum

(Ben Birchall/PA) - (PA Wire)

A Tory former education secretary has warned of the danger of the Government taking a “prescriptive approach” to the national curriculum.

In debate on the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, Conservative MP Damian Hinds said the “broad framework” has “helped to guard against the politicisation” of subjects like history and religious education.

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