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<p>The National Curriculum is a framework setting out the content that the department
expects schools to cover in each subject. The curriculum does not set out how curriculum
subjects, or topics within the subjects, should be taught. The department believes
schools should be able to use their own knowledge and expertise to determine how they
teach their pupils, and to make choices about what they teach. Therefore, whilst the
department does not direct schools to teach about the role of the armed forces and
veterans in society, schools are already free to do so in the context of citizenship
within the National Curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4, which includes important content
about the British constitution, the precious liberties enjoyed by the citizens of
the United Kingdom and the roles played by public institutions and citizens.</p><p>
</p><p>Schools are also able to teach about these topics within other subjects. For
example, the flexibility within the history curriculum means that there is the opportunity
for teachers to teach about the lived experience of veterans across the spectrum of
themes and eras set out in the curriculum. The role of the armed forces could also
be explored through English literature where the context is right.</p><p> </p><p>The
government has committed to making no changes to the curriculum for the remainder
of this parliament.</p>
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