Introduce race to the school curriculum in context of British past and present.

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

As far as I can remember, our educational system has always highlighted the importance of Maths, Science, English and everything else besides the subjects that impact our society most. And there’s none more relevant during recent events than race.

Britain prides itself on its prolific history.

Yet so much is forgotten and left out which leads to much of the conscious and subconscious divide seen in recent times.

One powerful way to change this is through education. Let us lead by example and highlight Britains historical relationship with common descent, culture, religion, language and race across the world. By reminding ourselves of our identity as a nation we can better explain why Britain is the way it is today and create unity rather than the divide we are seeing in recent times.

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 16

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 Jun 2020

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