Teachers Told to Not Promote Black Lives Matter as UK Cracks Down on Political Bias in Schools

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi arrives for a regional cabinet meeting at the Rolls Royce factory in Bristol, England, on Oct. 15, 2021. Steve Parsons/WPA Pool/Getty Images

Teachers must not promote the “partisan political views” of organisations such as Black Lives Matter to pupils, under new guidance issued by the UK government to ensure political impartiality in classrooms.

The “Political impartiality in schools” guidance, published by the Department for Education (DfE) on Feb. 17, will help teachers avoid “promoting contested theories as fact,” according to Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi.