This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Make it compulsory to teach Black and POC history in the English curriculum
Britain benefited from colonialism and slavery for centuries. This needs to be represented in the curriculum.
The legacies of slavery and colonialism have very real impacts on BAME communities across Britain today, and the English education system needs to recognise this.
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The British Empire has often been glamorised and the global impact of Britain’s colonialism downplayed. This has been reflected in the content taught. We have learnt all about the World Wars and would be horrified if Germany was refusing to teach their students about it. So why should it be any different, English schools should have to teach children about uncomfortable history where Britain exploited people, and explain why it is responsible for racism today.
Education beats ignorance
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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
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