Outrage as rise of Islam is seen as teaching priority over World War One and Two in schools

BRITONS of all ages regard changes to the teaching of history as a massive mistake and an insult to the soldiers who died fighting for their country.

An Ipsos Mori poll found 82 per cent want the First World War to be taught, while 84 per cent believe the Second World War should be compulsory. In the survey of 973 Britons aged 15 or over, only seven per cent thought it right not to make the two conflicts required topics. The new curriculum begins in September, weeks after the centenary commemoration starts.

Under it, teachers are only compelled to teach one of three history subjects – Benin in West Africa, early Islamic civilisation in Baghdad or the history of the Mayans in South America.

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