diff --git a/public/translations/en.json b/public/translations/en.json
index eec4fa86a..5ee05037e 100644
--- a/public/translations/en.json
+++ b/public/translations/en.json
@@ -123,10 +123,20 @@
     "edit": "Edit",
     "view": "View",
     "removeStepModal": {
-      "heading": "Remove instruction step?",
-      "warning": "Are you sure you want to delete this instructions step? You will not be able to get this back.",
+      "heading": "Remove instructions?",
+      "warning": "You will not be able to get deleted instructions back.",
+      "studentsWarning": "Students who have already started working on this project will still be able to see the instructions as they were when they started.",
+      "scopeLegend": "What do you want to remove?",
+      "scope": {
+        "currentStep": "Remove current step only",
+        "allSteps": "Remove all steps"
+      },
+      "confirm": {
+        "currentStep": "Remove current step",
+        "allSteps": "Remove all steps"
+      },
       "cancel": "Cancel",
-      "removeStep": "Remove step"
+      "removeInstructions": "Remove instructions"
     }
   },
   "projectsPanel": {
diff --git a/src/assets/stylesheets/Instructions.scss b/src/assets/stylesheets/Instructions.scss
index f3a9eadc8..b42ebfe5d 100644
--- a/src/assets/stylesheets/Instructions.scss
+++ b/src/assets/stylesheets/Instructions.scss
@@ -401,3 +401,13 @@
     }
   }
 }
+
+.modal-content--remove-step {
+  .modal-content__body {
+    row-gap: var(--space-2);
+  }
+
+  .rpf-fieldset {
+    margin-block-end: 0;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/assets/stylesheets/Modal.scss b/src/assets/stylesheets/Modal.scss
index a628c3db7..6cb3235d9 100644
--- a/src/assets/stylesheets/Modal.scss
+++ b/src/assets/stylesheets/Modal.scss
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
 
-  label,
-  legend {
-    font-weight: $font-weight-bold;
-  }
-
   input[type="text"] {
     @include font-size-1(regular);
     inline-size: 100%;
@@ -100,6 +95,10 @@
 .modal-content__input-section {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
+
+  label {
+    font-weight: $font-weight-bold;
+  }
 }
 
 .modal-content__buttons {
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@
   .modal-overlay {
     background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
 
-    input {
+    input[type="text"] {
       border: 2px solid $rpf-white;
       background-color: $rpf-grey-700;
       color: inherit;
@@ -175,7 +174,7 @@
   .modal-overlay {
     background-color: rgba(67, 69, 76, 0.5);
 
-    input {
+    input[type="text"] {
       border: 2px solid $rpf-grey-100;
 
       &:focus-visible {
diff --git a/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/InstructionsPanel/InstructionsPanel.jsx b/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/InstructionsPanel/InstructionsPanel.jsx
index 00e85325e..b9129af2b 100644
--- a/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/InstructionsPanel/InstructionsPanel.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/InstructionsPanel/InstructionsPanel.jsx
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import {
   insertStepAfter,
   removeStepAt,
   updateStepMarkdown,
+  REMOVE_ALL_STEPS,
+  REMOVE_CURRENT_STEP,
 } from "../../../../utils/instructionSteps";
 import populateMarkdownTemplate from "../../../../utils/populateMarkdownTemplate";
 import { Button } from "@raspberrypifoundation/design-system-react";
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ import BinIcon from "../../../../assets/icons/bin.svg";
 const InstructionsPanel = () => {
   const [tabIndex, setTabIndex] = useState(0);
   const [showRemoveStepModal, setShowRemoveStepModal] = useState(false);
+  const [removeScope, setRemoveScope] = useState(REMOVE_CURRENT_STEP);
   const instructionsEditable = useSelector(
     (state) => state.editor?.instructionsEditable,
   );
@@ -80,9 +83,25 @@ const InstructionsPanel = () => {
     dispatch(setCurrentStepPosition(currentStepPosition + 1));
   };
 
-  const confirmRemoveStep = () => {
-    dispatch(setProjectInstructions(removeStepAt(steps, currentStepPosition)));
-    dispatch(setCurrentStepPosition(Math.max(currentStepPosition - 1, 0)));
+  const confirmRemoveText = hasMultipleSteps
+    ? t(`instructionsPanel.removeStepModal.confirm.${removeScope}`)
+    : t("instructionsPanel.removeStepModal.removeInstructions");
+
+  const openRemoveStepModal = () => {
+    setRemoveScope(REMOVE_CURRENT_STEP);
+    setShowRemoveStepModal(true);
+  };
+
+  const confirmRemove = () => {
+    if (removeScope === REMOVE_ALL_STEPS) {
+      dispatch(setProjectInstructions([]));
+      dispatch(setCurrentStepPosition(0));
+    } else {
+      dispatch(
+        setProjectInstructions(removeStepAt(steps, currentStepPosition)),
+      );
+      dispatch(setCurrentStepPosition(Math.max(currentStepPosition - 1, 0)));
+    }
     setShowRemoveStepModal(false);
   };
 
@@ -97,6 +116,7 @@ const InstructionsPanel = () => {
         instructionsEditable && !hasInstructions
           ? [
               <Button
+                key="add-instructions"
                 type="primary"
                 icon={<PlusIcon />}
                 text={t("instructionsPanel.emptyState.addInstructions")}
@@ -155,7 +175,7 @@ const InstructionsPanel = () => {
                     variant="danger"
                     title={t("instructionsPanel.removeStep")}
                     icon={<BinIcon />}
-                    onClick={() => setShowRemoveStepModal(true)}
+                    onClick={openRemoveStepModal}
                   />
                 </div>
               )}
@@ -202,8 +222,8 @@ const InstructionsPanel = () => {
               type="primary"
               key="remove"
               variant="danger"
-              text={t("instructionsPanel.removeStepModal.removeStep")}
-              onClick={confirmRemoveStep}
+              text={confirmRemoveText}
+              onClick={confirmRemove}
             />,
             <Button
               type="secondary"
@@ -214,6 +234,9 @@ const InstructionsPanel = () => {
           ]}
           isOpen={showRemoveStepModal}
           setShowModal={setShowRemoveStepModal}
+          showScopeOptions={hasMultipleSteps}
+          removeScope={removeScope}
+          setRemoveScope={setRemoveScope}
         />
       )}
     </SidebarPanel>
diff --git a/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/InstructionsPanel/InstructionsPanel.test.jsx b/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/InstructionsPanel/InstructionsPanel.test.jsx
index bf782bcf7..f0f7616f7 100644
--- a/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/InstructionsPanel/InstructionsPanel.test.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/InstructionsPanel/InstructionsPanel.test.jsx
@@ -27,6 +27,19 @@ const fakeScratchblocksInit = (_locale, container) => {
   });
 };
 
+const openRemoveModal = () =>
+  act(() => {
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTitle("instructionsPanel.removeStep"));
+  });
+
+const removeModalScopeRadio = (scope) =>
+  screen.getByLabelText(`instructionsPanel.removeStepModal.scope.${scope}`);
+
+const selectRemoveModalScope = (scope) =>
+  act(() => {
+    fireEvent.click(removeModalScopeRadio(scope));
+  });
+
 describe("When instructionsEditable changes from false to true", () => {
   test("does not leave the rendered preview above the edit/view tabs", () => {
     const { container, store } = renderWithProviders(<InstructionsPanel />, {
@@ -199,7 +212,9 @@ describe("When instructionsEditable is true", () => {
 
       act(() => {
         fireEvent.click(
-          screen.getByText("instructionsPanel.removeStepModal.removeStep"),
+          screen.getByText(
+            "instructionsPanel.removeStepModal.confirm.currentStep",
+          ),
         );
       });
 
@@ -208,6 +223,69 @@ describe("When instructionsEditable is true", () => {
       ]);
       expect(store.getState().instructions.currentStepPosition).toBe(0);
     });
+
+    test("The confirmation modal offers a scope choice, defaulting to the current step", () => {
+      openRemoveModal();
+
+      expect(removeModalScopeRadio("currentStep")).toBeChecked();
+      expect(removeModalScopeRadio("allSteps")).not.toBeChecked();
+      expect(
+        screen.getByText("instructionsPanel.removeStepModal.studentsWarning"),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    test("Selecting the remove all steps option relabels the confirm button", () => {
+      openRemoveModal();
+      selectRemoveModalScope("allSteps");
+
+      expect(removeModalScopeRadio("allSteps")).toBeChecked();
+      expect(
+        screen.getByText("instructionsPanel.removeStepModal.confirm.allSteps"),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(
+        screen.queryByText(
+          "instructionsPanel.removeStepModal.confirm.currentStep",
+        ),
+      ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    test("Confirming with the remove all steps option clears the instructions and resets the step position", () => {
+      act(() => {
+        store.dispatch(setCurrentStepPosition(1));
+      });
+
+      openRemoveModal();
+      selectRemoveModalScope("allSteps");
+
+      act(() => {
+        fireEvent.click(
+          screen.getByText(
+            "instructionsPanel.removeStepModal.confirm.allSteps",
+          ),
+        );
+      });
+
+      expect(store.getState().editor.project.instructions).toEqual([]);
+      expect(store.getState().instructions.currentStepPosition).toBe(0);
+      expect(
+        screen.getByText("instructionsPanel.emptyState.addInstructions"),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    test("Removing the current step is always the default, even after previously choosing to remove all steps", () => {
+      openRemoveModal();
+      selectRemoveModalScope("allSteps");
+
+      act(() => {
+        fireEvent.click(
+          screen.getByText("instructionsPanel.removeStepModal.cancel"),
+        );
+      });
+
+      openRemoveModal();
+
+      expect(removeModalScopeRadio("currentStep")).toBeChecked();
+    });
   });
 
   describe("When there is only one step", () => {
@@ -241,12 +319,29 @@ describe("When instructionsEditable is true", () => {
       ).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
+    test("Does not offer the scope choice", () => {
+      openRemoveModal();
+
+      expect(
+        screen.queryByLabelText(
+          "instructionsPanel.removeStepModal.scope.currentStep",
+        ),
+      ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(
+        screen.getByText(
+          "instructionsPanel.removeStepModal.removeInstructions",
+        ),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
     test("Confirming removal of the only step falls back to the empty state", () => {
       fireEvent.click(screen.getByTitle("instructionsPanel.removeStep"));
 
       act(() => {
         fireEvent.click(
-          screen.getByText("instructionsPanel.removeStepModal.removeStep"),
+          screen.getByText(
+            "instructionsPanel.removeStepModal.removeInstructions",
+          ),
         );
       });
 
diff --git a/src/components/Modals/GeneralModal.jsx b/src/components/Modals/GeneralModal.jsx
index 273c116af..fa2886c40 100644
--- a/src/components/Modals/GeneralModal.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Modals/GeneralModal.jsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import CloseIcon from "../../utils/CloseIcon";
 const GeneralModal = ({
   buttons = [],
   children,
+  className = "",
   defaultCallback,
   heading,
   isOpen,
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ const GeneralModal = ({
       <Modal
         isOpen={isOpen}
         onRequestClose={closeModal}
-        className="modal-content"
+        className={`modal-content ${className}`.trim()}
         overlayClassName="modal-overlay"
         contentLabel={heading}
         parentSelector={() =>
diff --git a/src/components/Modals/RemoveInstructionStepModal.jsx b/src/components/Modals/RemoveInstructionStepModal.jsx
index bd7631c59..371a9706b 100644
--- a/src/components/Modals/RemoveInstructionStepModal.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Modals/RemoveInstructionStepModal.jsx
@@ -1,26 +1,66 @@
 import React from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import {
+  Fieldset,
+  RadioInput,
+} from "@raspberrypifoundation/design-system-react";
 
 import GeneralModal from "./GeneralModal";
+import {
+  REMOVE_ALL_STEPS,
+  REMOVE_CURRENT_STEP,
+} from "../../utils/instructionSteps";
 
 const RemoveInstructionStepModal = (props) => {
-  const { buttons = null, isOpen = false, setShowModal = null } = props;
+  const {
+    buttons = null,
+    isOpen = false,
+    setShowModal = null,
+    showScopeOptions = false,
+    removeScope = REMOVE_CURRENT_STEP,
+    setRemoveScope = null,
+  } = props;
 
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
   return (
     <GeneralModal
+      className="modal-content--remove-step"
       heading={t("instructionsPanel.removeStepModal.heading")}
       text={[
         {
           type: "paragraph",
           content: t("instructionsPanel.removeStepModal.warning"),
         },
+        {
+          type: "paragraph",
+          content: t("instructionsPanel.removeStepModal.studentsWarning"),
+        },
       ]}
       buttons={buttons}
       isOpen={isOpen}
       closeModal={() => setShowModal(false)}
-    />
+    >
+      {showScopeOptions && (
+        <Fieldset
+          legendText={t("instructionsPanel.removeStepModal.scopeLegend")}
+          fullWidth
+        >
+          {[REMOVE_CURRENT_STEP, REMOVE_ALL_STEPS].map((scope) => (
+            <RadioInput
+              key={scope}
+              id={`remove-step-scope-${scope}`}
+              name="remove-step-scope"
+              value={scope}
+              label={t(`instructionsPanel.removeStepModal.scope.${scope}`)}
+              checked={removeScope === scope}
+              onChange={() => setRemoveScope(scope)}
+              fullWidth
+            />
+          ))}
+        </Fieldset>
+      )}
+    </GeneralModal>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/src/utils/instructionSteps.js b/src/utils/instructionSteps.js
index ae9af225e..9bf2a4a45 100644
--- a/src/utils/instructionSteps.js
+++ b/src/utils/instructionSteps.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+export const REMOVE_CURRENT_STEP = "currentStep";
+export const REMOVE_ALL_STEPS = "allSteps";
+
 export const insertStepAfter = (steps, index, markdownContent = "") => [
   ...steps.slice(0, index + 1),
   { markdown_content: markdownContent },