Question reference: S3W-39797
- Asked by: John Farquhar Munro, MSP for Ross, Skye and Inverness West, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 23 February 2011
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Current status: Answered by Michael Russell on 4 March 2011
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider publishing guidance on the teaching of the theory of intelligent design such as Guidance on the Place of Creationism and Intelligent Design in Science Lessons published for England and Wales.
Answer
The curriculum in Scotland is not based on statutory prescription. It is for schools, in light of the curriculum framework within which they operate, to determine how best to organise the syllabus.
However, there are no plans to include intelligent design within Curriculum for Excellence guidance and there is no evidence to suggest that intelligent design is being taught in science classes.