This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament

Rejected petition Make teaching of black history & racial injustice compulsory in all UK schools.

Black history should become compulsory teaching in all pre-GCSE (or equivalent) history syllabuses. Also, racial injustice, laws surrounding racism, and white privilege should become compulsory reading in all citizenship/PSHE syllabuses.

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

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

Introduce Gender and Race equity for GCSE English Literature set texts:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/324934

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