Curriculum to include: expansive and accurate teaching of BAME British history

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The curriculum in primary and secondary schools should include:
* Black Bristish History (slavery, colonisation, windrush)
* Literature and non fiction writing from BAME authors
* Calender of all religious festivals (Eid, Diwali, Passover etc) with teaching and acknowledgment of these

In light of recent events (Black Lives Matter movement receiving lots of media attention) and from personal experiences of working in schools - it is clear that the curriculum does not fully teach children about the country that they live in today, nor does it give them a good representation of the world that we live in today.
Should this be included into the curriculum, children of colour may gain a stronger sense of identity and white children may gain a stronger sense of how society blends.

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

7 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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