Amend the British School Curriculum to Teach British Colonialism and Racism

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

A third of people in the UK believe Britain’s colonies were ‘better off’ for being part of an empire, despite the many atrocities that were committed under British rule. We need to teach about the realities of the Empire and the lasting effects of colonialism for people of colour in Britain.

A Runnymede and TIDE report from December last year found that there isn’t enough systematic teaching about empire – despite the fact that the curriculum states young people are supposed to learn about ‘how Britain has influenced and been influenced by the wider world’. Children in this country are not being taught effectively about the British Empire or Britain’s role in major historical events, and the ramifications of this gap in knowledge can be huge.

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 Jun 2020

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