Include the suffering inflicted upon POC by the British in UK history curriculum · petition

What the petition asks

The UK history curriculum needs to teach students of the suffering we caused during colonisation and the slave trade, as examples. History lessons should be have perspective and not focus solely on the triumphs of the British. British input in genocide and slavery needs to be accounted for.

The importance of black history and culture is ignored largely by the UK curriculum. Teaching children of the suffering and struggles of POC caused by the British would help them understand our input and would help in taking responsibility for the actions of our ancestors. Just as the Holocaust is taught in German curriculum, by teaching this we encourage solidarity amongst all people. By acknowledging our responsibility, we will discourage institutionalised racism.

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:

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

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

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