Include black people and racism in Britain into the key stage 3 History syllabus

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Include topics about the history of black British people from the beginning of the trans-Atlantic slave trade through to the Nottinghill riots. With the inclusion of notable black British people that have shaped our society and the effects racism has had on influencing modern day Britain.

The current syllabus in UK schools has no requirement to educate pupils on the history of black people and their inequalities within its own country however extensively covers the role that the USA has played. This is creating a society of an uniformed generation blind to the suffering that black British people have faced. Due to this our current society is ignorant to the fact that racism is still prevalent today. And in some cases deny that it exists at all.

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 Jun 2020

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