Implement Black History as a compulsory topic on the National Curriculum

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Racism is inherent and structural. It is built into society. One of the biggest forces we have for change, over the long term, is education.

Young people in schools shouldn’t just be taught about tolerance and respect for all.

They need to understand the history; Black history.

Black history should be taught as part of the national curriculum. It’s imperative, if we’re ever to see sustained change, to educate young people about race, racism, the history of racism, the slave trade, white privilege and what this history means for society today.

This affects us all. It affects all of our futures. It is imperative in overcoming inequity, inequality, and injustice to make Black History a compulsory component of the National Curriculum.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

Add education on diversity and racism to all school curriculums: Add education on diversity and racism to all school curriculums

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

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

2 Jun 2020	Petition opened for signatures
11 Jun 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 Jun 2020

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