Rejected petition School to teach about the realities of British Imperialism and Colonialism

The study of colonialism represents one of the most important ways of understanding the roots of global political and economic processes. It seeks to give students the tools both to understand the detailed histories of particular regions of the world as well to analyze broader international issues.

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The Department for Education says that the curriculum is intended to for pupils to ‘know and understand the history of these islands as a coherent, chronological narrative, from the earliest times to the present day’. This stunts the growth of racial equality in the UK and hinders the racial esteem of Black British children.’

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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

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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Date submitted 10 June 2020
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