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Change the History curriculum to include Black and POC history

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

It is a fact that Britain had benefited from colonialism and slavery. Often the British Empire has been glamorised however with the impact ignored or discredited. For instance the Amritsar massacre in India and the opium wars in China. There needs to be change in the curriculum to recognise this.
The government should recognise and change the history curriculum. Explaining the negative impact of colonialism on BAME communities, and reflect on content that is currently taught to students.

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 11 Jun 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.