Black history should be embedded in the national curriculum

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Black history should be embedded in the national curriculum and taught in schools in England year round, as an alternative to the limitation of Black History Month.

Black history should be added to the national curriculum to develop a sense of identity and belonging among young people, as well as help build social cohesion and raise attainment. Black History Month has been an annual fixture in the UK since 1987, celebrated in schools and at tens of thousands of events across the country, but in 2018 a row occurred after a number of local authorities scrapped the name, rebranding it “diversity month”. Progress must carry on.

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 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 Jun 2020

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