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This key stage also requires teaching of at least one study of a significant society or issue in world history and its interconnections with other world developments, we give examples of Mughal India 1526-1857, China’s Qing dynasty 1644-1911, Changing Russian empires c.1800-1989, USA in the 20th century.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, local history is an element across all key stages.\r\n\r\nBlack, Asian and minority ethnic history can also be taught across many of the themes of the history curriculum by reflecting the contribution of Black, Asian and minority ethnic people across the ages in the UK and more widely. This can include historical examples relating to Romans, Tudors, Stuarts, Georgians and Victorians. 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This key stage also requires teaching of at least one study of a significant society or issue in world history and its interconnections with other world developments, we give examples of Mughal India 1526-1857, China’s Qing dynasty 1644-1911, Changing Russian empires c.1800-1989, USA in the 20th century.\nAdditionally, local history is an element across all key stages.\nBlack, Asian and minority ethnic history can also be taught across many of the themes of the history curriculum by reflecting the contribution of Black, Asian and minority ethnic people across the ages in the UK and more widely. This can include historical examples relating to Romans, Tudors, Stuarts, Georgians and Victorians. It can include the role of the countries of the former British Empire in both world wars, and the part Black, Asian and minority ethnic people have played in shaping the UK in the 20th Century.\nThere is scope to include Black and minority ethnic history and experience in other curriculums as set out below:\nCitizenship: At Key Stage 4, pupils should be taught about the diverse national, regional, religious and ethnic identities in the United Kingdom and the need for mutual respect and understanding. They are also taught about human rights and the actions citizens can take in democratic and electoral processes to influence decisions locally, nationally and beyond. Pupils should experience and evaluate different ways that citizens can act together to solve problems and contribute to society.\nEnglish: The national curriculum for English aims to ensure that all pupils appreciate our rich and varied literary heritage. It encourages pupils to read a range of books, poems and plays to encourage the development of life-long love of literature.\nPupils should be taught to maintain positive attitudes to reading and understanding of what they read by increasing their familiarity with a wide range of books, including myths, legends and traditional stories, modern fiction, fiction from our literary heritage, and books from other cultures and traditions.\nTeachers have flexibility in their choice of books to teach within the context of the curriculum.\nDepartment for Education\nThis response was given on 26 June 2020. The Petitions Committee then requested a revised response, that more directly addressed the request of the petition. \n","created_at":"2020-07-30T20:52:42.289Z","updated_at":"2020-07-30T20:52:42.289Z"},{"subject":"MPs to debate Black History Month in the House of Commons","body":"MPs will debate Black History Month on Tuesday 20 October in the main House of Commons Chamber. 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This session is the result of the petition you signed and others calling for changes to the curriculum which have received hundreds of thousands of signatures.\nThe Petitions Committee will be working with the Women and Equalities Committee and MPs from the Education Committee.\nFind out more about the session: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/120411/petitions-committee-announces-joint-evidence-session-on-black-history-and-cultural-diversity-in-the-curriculum/\nWatch the session live at 2.30pm on Thursday 5 November: https://youtu.be/WjwNciEYe9s\nWhat is the Petitions Committee?\nThe Petitions Committee is a cross-party group of MPs that considers e-petitions submitted on Parliament’s petitions website and public (paper) petitions presented to the House of Commons. 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Find out how Select Committees work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_2RDuDs44c\n","created_at":"2020-11-03T17:34:24.995Z","updated_at":"2020-11-03T17:34:24.995Z"},{"subject":"MPs take further evidence on Black history and cultural diversity in the curriculum","body":"On Wednesday 18 November, the Petitions Committee and Women and Equalities Committee heard further evidence on Black history and cultural diversity in the national curriculum. \nWatch the session: https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/1901748e-fd28-4a57-b669-902b12cbd38f\nA transcript will be published in due course.\nThe committees took evidence from a range of academics and educational experts including Dr Marlon Moncrieffe of the University of Brighton, Professor Claire Alexander, University of Manchester, Dr Christine Callender, of UCL Institute of Education, and Allana Gay, co-founder of the BAMEed Network. \nThis session follows the first joint evidence session on 5 November, where the committees heard from petitioners, experts and academics on the need for change. \nFollow the Committee for real-time updates on its work: https://www.twitter.com/hocpetitions\nFind out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/131901/committee-announces-second-joint-evidence-session-on-black-history-and-cultural-diversity-in-the-curriculum/\nWhen will this petition be debated?\nOnce the Petitions Committee has finished its work on this issue, it will schedule this petition for a debate. We’ll let you know when that happens. The work it is doing will help inform that debate. \nWhat is the Petitions Committee?\nThe Petitions Committee is a cross-party group of MPs that considers e-petitions submitted on Parliament’s petitions website and public (paper) petitions presented to the House of Commons. It is independent of the Government.\nYou can get updates on their work on their website: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/\nFind out more about how petitions work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGEOraE08Jk&feature=youtu.be\nFind out more about the Women and Equalities Committee:\nhttps://committees.parliament.uk/committee/328/women-and-equalities-committee/\nFind out more about the Education Committee:\nhttps://committees.parliament.uk/committee/203/education-committee/\nThese are ‘select committees’. Find out how Select Committees work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_2RDuDs44c\n","created_at":"2020-11-18T13:36:52.817Z","updated_at":"2020-11-18T13:36:52.817Z"},{"subject":"Share your views on ethnic disparities and inequality in the UK","body":"The Government has launched a consultation on ethnic disparities and inequality in the UK, and want to hear from members of the public. There are ten questions, and you can answer any or all of them.\nOne of the questions is: How should the school curriculum adapt in response to the ethnic diversity of the country?\nYou can find out more about the consultation and contribute here:\nhttps://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/ethnic-disparities-and-inequality-in-the-uk-call-for-evidence/ethnic-disparities-and-inequality-in-the-uk-call-for-evidence\nThe closing date for responses is Monday 30 November 2020.\nThe Petitions Committee has been working jointly with the Women and Equalities Committee to look into Black history and cultural diversity in the curriculum. You can find out more about their work so far, watch the evidence sessions, and read the transcripts here:\nhttps://committees.parliament.uk/work/739/black-history-and-cultural-diversity-in-the-curriculum/\nWhat is the Petitions Committee?\nThe Petitions Committee is a cross-party group of MPs that considers e-petitions submitted on Parliament’s petitions website and public (paper) petitions presented to the House of Commons. It is independent of the Government.\nFind out more about the Committee: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/\nGet real-time updates on the Committee's work by following them on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HoCPetitions\nFind out more about how petitions work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGEOraE08Jk&feature=youtu.be\nFind out more about the Women and Equalities Committee:\nhttps://committees.parliament.uk/committee/328/women-and-equalities-committee/\nFind out more about the Education Committee:\nhttps://committees.parliament.uk/committee/203/education-committee/\nThese are ‘select committees’. Find out how Select Committees work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_2RDuDs44c\n","created_at":"2020-11-24T17:48:40.071Z","updated_at":"2020-11-24T17:51:23.122Z"},{"subject":"MPs to question Education Minister Nick Gibb on Black history & cultural diversity in the curriculum","body":"On Thursday 25 February, the Petitions Committee and Women and Equalities Committee will question Education Minister Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP on Black history and cultural diversity in the national curriculum, after hundreds of thousands of people signed petitions on this issue including this one. A Member of the Education Committee will also attend the session. Andrew McCully, Director General for Early Years and Schools Group, Department for Education, will also give evidence.\nWatch live from 2.30pm on Thurs 25 Feb: https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/cc5888c2-c99e-475f-b8ad-1d0d9597651c\nFind out more, including comments from Petitions Committee Chair Catherine McKinnell: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/144690/committees-to-question-government-minister-on-black-history-and-cultural-diversity-in-the-curriculum/\nAhead of the session, the Committees surveyed petitioners, teachers and other education staff to find out their views on this issue. Thanks to everyone who took part.\nRead a summary of what you told us: https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/23085/default/\nFind out more\nFollow the Petitions Committee on Twitter for real-time updates on its work on this and other issues: https://www.twitter.com/hocpetitions\nFollow the Women and Equalities Committee on Twitter for real-time updates on its work on this and other issues: https://www.twitter.com/commonswomequ\n","created_at":"2021-02-24T16:44:28.745Z","updated_at":"2021-02-24T16:44:28.745Z"},{"subject":"MPs write to the Government for more information following recent evidence session on Black history ","body":"On 9 March, Petitions Committee Chair Catherine McKinnell and Women and Equalities Committee Chair Caroline Nokes wrote to Education Minister Nick Gibb to ask for further information on several of the answers he gave to the Committees on the issue of Black history and cultural diversity in the curriculum.\nRead the letter: https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/23571/default/\nThe two Committees questioned Mr Gibb on 25 February on evidence they had taken from petitioners, campaigners, historians and educators in response to several well-supported petitions calling for the curriculum to be diversified and decolonised, including the petition you signed.\nWatch the evidence session: https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/cc5888c2-c99e-475f-b8ad-1d0d9597651c\nRead the transcript: https://committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/1746/default/\nFind out more\nFind out more about the role of the Petitions Committee: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/role/\nFollow the Petitions Committee for real-time updates on its work: https://www.twitter.com/hocpetitions\nFind out more about the Women and Equalities Committee: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/328/women-and-equalities-committee/\nFollow the Women and Equalities Committee for real-time updates on its work: https://www.twitter.com/commonswomequ\n","created_at":"2021-03-09T16:56:27.661Z","updated_at":"2021-03-09T16:56:27.661Z"},{"subject":"Ministerial statement on the report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities","body":"On Tuesday 20 April, the Minister for Equalities Kemi Badenoch MP gave a statement to the House of Commons on the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities.\nThe statement follows the Government's publication of the report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-report-of-the-commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities\nWatch the statement here: https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/b586787a-eb7f-409b-b20e-9cb31d21ddd0?in=13:38:40\nRead the transcript here: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2021-04-20/debates/1502466F-D06B-402A-B7C0-03452FFB1DA9/CommissionOnRaceAndEthnicDisparities\nMinisterial statements are a way for Ministers to bring an important matter to the attention of the House. Find out more about them here: https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/business/statements/\nWhat did the report say about the curriculum?\nThe Commission considered the extent to which children acquire a proper grounding in the national story, including its multi-ethnic character, and recommended that the Department for Education work with an appointed panel of independent experts to produce a well-sequenced set of teaching resources to tell the multiple, nuanced stories that have shaped the country we live in today. \nRead the report's section on teaching an inclusive curriculum here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-report-of-the-commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities/education-and-training#making-of-modern-britain-teaching-an-inclusive-curriculum\nWhat is the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities?\nThe Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (CRED) has been set up by the Government to review inequality in the UK, focusing on areas including poverty, education, employment, health and the criminal justice system. The Commission, which is independent of the Government, will look at outcomes for the whole population.\nFind out more about the Commission here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities\n","created_at":"2021-04-21T14:57:38.758Z","updated_at":"2021-04-21T14:57:38.758Z"},{"subject":"Government responds to request for more information on its work on diversity in the curriculum","body":"The Petitions Committee have published a response from Minister for School Standards Nick Gibb MP to a joint letter from the Petitions and Women and Equalities Committees, which asked for further information on a range of issues relating to Black history and cultural diversity in the national curriculum.\nRead the Government's response: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/5675/documents/55882/default/\nRead the Petitions Committee’s letter: https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/23571/default/\nIn his response, Mr Gibb outlines the Government’s plans for improving support for teachers’ curriculum planning, teacher training reform, anti-bullying work, and commits to considering the recommendations from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities.\nWhat is the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities?\nThe Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities has been set up by the Government to review inequality in the UK, focusing on areas including poverty, education, employment, health and the criminal justice system. The Commission will look at outcomes for the whole population.\n","created_at":"2021-04-29T15:23:53.348Z","updated_at":"2021-04-29T15:23:53.348Z"},{"subject":"Petitions debate on Black history and cultural diversity in the curriculum scheduled for 28 June","body":"The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate on Black history and cultural diversity in the curriculum, following its joint work on this subject with the Women and Equalities Committee.\nThe debate will take place on Monday 28 June and will last up to 90 minutes. It will be led by Chris Evans MP, a Member of the Petitions Committee, and the Government will send a Minister to respond.\nWatch the debate live (from 6.15pm, Mon 28 June): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcP3QNGmUpA\nRead the transcript (available shortly after the debate ends): https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2021-06-28\nFind out more about the work by the Petitions Committee and Women and Equalities Committee into Black history and cultural diversity in the curriculum: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/739/black-history-and-cultural-diversity-in-the-curriculum/\nFollow the Petitions Committee on Twitter for live updates on the debate: https://twitter.com/hocpetitions\nWhat is the Petitions Committee?\nThe Petitions Committee is a cross-party group of MPs appointed by the House of Commons to consider petitions started on https://petition.parliament.uk and public (paper) petitions.\n","created_at":"2021-06-16T06:33:16.446Z","updated_at":"2021-06-16T06:33:16.446Z"},{"subject":"MPs to debate Black History Month 2021","body":"MPs will hold a debate on Black History Month 2021 on Thursday 28 October in Westminster Hall. The debate will be led by Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP.\nThis will be a general debate. General debates allow MPs to debate important issues, however they do not end in a vote nor can they change the law.\nThe debate will start at 3pm and last for up to an hour and a half.\nWatch the debate: https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/07439514-90f8-4926-9fe9-d7cb023176fc\nYou'll be able to read a transcript of the debate a few hours after it happens: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2021-10-28\nFind out more about how Parliamentary debates work:\nhttps://www.parliament.uk/about/how/business/debates/\nYou can also sign up to the UK Parliament newsletter for the latest information on how to get involved and make a difference: https://learning.parliament.uk/en/your-uk-parliament-newsletter-sign-up-form/\n","created_at":"2021-10-25T15:24:53.177Z","updated_at":"2021-10-25T15:24:53.177Z"}]}}}