Nick Gibb admits government did not give due weight to work of female political thinkers in draft version of course but has responded to concerns raisedFeminism will be included in the A-level politics syllabus,the schools minister Nick Gibb has said, after campaigners criticised the government for dropping all references to the movement from its unique draft curriculum. Gibb said all politics students would be given “the opportunity to study the core ideas of feminism” and that exam boards were already making changes to the final content.
Gibb admitted the government had not properly recognised the role of female political thinkers in its draft plans – which included Mary Wollstonecraft as the sole movement’s voice – and said more women would now be included in the course content.
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Source: theguardian.com