Alison Thewliss – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alison Thewliss on 2016-09-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote breastfeeding in the curriculum.

Edward Timpson

Where there is a demand from parents and pupils, schools can choose to teach about any topic of interest, including breastfeeding. For example, it can be covered in schools’ personal, social, heath and economic (PSHE) lessons. The suggested programme of study for teachers by the PSHE Association does not specifically cover breastfeeding, but it includes teaching about parenthood and the development of parental skills. Schools can expand on these topics if they wish, and include breastfeeding if there is a demand to cover it.