Add British colonial history to KS3, GCSE & A-Level History curriculum at once

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Government:
Add teachings of British colonial history and the slave trade to KS3, GCSE and A-level History curriculum effective immediately.

Parliament:
Pressure the government to implement this curriculum. If a debate is required, so be it: there is little to justify furthering ignorance.

“Racism doesn’t exist” is a fallacious comment. An individual’s interpretation of racism is predicated on their understanding of what it constitutes. Current curriculum teaches little colonial history. That which is taught is purported positive. It follows that racial biases, injustices and maltreatment the British enacted upon others is not commonly known. By such logic, racism is misunderstood; it is thus not identified in its many forms. To help solve racial injustice, people must learn more.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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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

9 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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