Make Colonialism a mandatory part of the Education Curriculum

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The history of the British Empire and suffering caused by colonialism is only covered by 1 OPTIONAL module in the National Curriculum out of 9, and only at KS3. It's impact on migration policies, and civil rights should be an integral part of a child’s education in navigating modern Britain.

Education is one of the biggest tools against oppression and intolerance. Glorifying and suppressing the atrocities of the British Empire created xenophobia and racism that is rampant in our society. Teaching the hardships of migrants and slaves, as well as the looting of other cultures would stop this cycle of hatred.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/05/britain-colonial-history-curriculum-racism-migration

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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