Put British colonial history in our national curriculum (KS1,2,3 & 4).

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Let it: a) include that many of the BAME who came here from colonies did so as citizens, not as immigrants. b) not trivialize the BAME contribution in WW1 & 2. c) Celebrate the anti-slavery efforts of William Wilberforce d) Highlight that much of the wealth that came to Britain was from colonies.

I believe the above will go some way towards reducing the grievances of BAME groups in this country. I also believe it will significantly help in community cohesion and preventing the growth of various kinds of extremism.

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

10 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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