Change the national curriculum to include BAME history.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The Department for Education must include a comprehensive and inclusive EYFS Framework and National Curriculum to ensure all pupils and students are educated on the history and culture of BAME students in all subjects. This shouldn’t be solely taught in isolation but through the Creative Curriculum.

It is important to incorporate the history of ethnic minorities in education to:
Develop a sense of identity and pride within BAME students through the education of different cultures and history
Promote diversity and inclusion within schools
Reduce the development of prejudice and discriminatory actions/beliefs by tackling young minds
Ensure the curriculum reflects the diverse student population

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 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 Jun 2020

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