Rejected petition Implement Race Related Studies into the National Curriculum

Rejected on 11 June 2020

Implement the following topics in some form into primary and secondary education:
Pre-Slavery Black History
Colonial Studies

Institutional Racism must be challenged. For the majority of the population, there is a general lack of understanding on issues surrounding race and the forms racism takes.These issues are only properly considered at higher levels of education. Extending study of the above topics to become a core component of school level education is essential for society to tackle these issues. Properly educating the next generation is the only way to achieve lasting progress.

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Add education on diversity and racism to all school curriculums: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323808

Making the UK education curriculum more inclusive of BAME history: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323961

Teach Britain's colonial past as part of the UK's compulsory curriculum: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/324092

We have also published several petitions about race and equality more widely, which you can view here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=open&topic=race-and-equality

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