Teach British Imperialism & Colonialism in national curriculum. No whitewashing.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Include honest, contextualised reading of British history which informs of the brutality of colonialism in the school curriculum. Teach & educate children about the economic, political and social advantages they enjoy today as a result of the colonial extraction and plunder their country engaged in.

There is much omitted from the curriculum on Britain’s colonial history. By excluding the evils of British Imperialism, along with how members of the African Diaspora contributed to the British nation-state, British children are robbed of understanding how colonialist ideology was implemented. This stunts the growth of racial equality and equity in the UK, hindering the racial esteem of Black British children. “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” Frederick Douglass.

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:

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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 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 Jun 2020

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