Make the history of British colonialism part of the high school curriculum.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

When most Britons feel proud of the British Empire, it's clear that education on the British Empire and colonialism is incomplete and this needs to change. Not to instil guilt, but to provide a better knowledge to hopefully motivate students to create a more equal world.

Many people don't know about the British Empire or the colonies that helped make Britain great and the suffering they caused - slavery, torture, mass murder, incarcerations without trial, racial segregation, kidnapping, genocide, war, exploitation, rape, and ecological devastation.It’s a too wider misconception that there has just been constant mass migrations for no apparent reason.If the history of the Empire was taught then a lot of what is happening in the present would be better understood.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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

Making the UK education curriculum more inclusive of BAME history: Making the UK education curriculum more inclusive of BAME history

Make black history a compulsory part of the national curriculum for all ages: Make black history a compulsory part of the national curriculum for all ages

Teach Britain's colonial past as part of the UK's compulsory curriculum: Teach Britain's colonial past as part of the UK's compulsory curriculum

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

Timeline

30 May 2020	Petition opened for signatures
18 Jun 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 18 Jun 2020

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