Petition · past parliament
Change the curriculum to teach black history in primary and secondary schools
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Teach black history and anti racism. Teach an accurate black history to include positive aspects of African history to include not just slavery but also the civil rights movement Black inventors and the positive contributions black people have made.
African history is rich it starts with Oldest humans remains ever found. The first civilisations and farming and agricultural. Black inventors have inventors many things that we use today including but not limited to the traffic light, sanitary towels, air conditioning unit, mail box, hair brush, chamber commode. It’s important to teach this history without these these the work would not be as it is today. Important historical events and figures should also be taught in order to achieve equalIty
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Reform the National Curriculum on the basis of equality and BAME representation: Reform the National Curriculum on the basis of equality and BAME representation
Making the UK education curriculum more inclusive of BAME history: Making the UK education curriculum more inclusive of BAME history
Make black history a compulsory part of the national curriculum for all ages: Make black history a compulsory part of the national curriculum for all ages
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
Add education on diversity and racism to all school curriculums: Add education on diversity and racism to all school curriculums
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
Reform the National Curriculum on the basis of equality and BAME representation: Reform the National Curriculum on the basis of equality and BAME representation
Making the UK education curriculum more inclusive of BAME history: Making the UK education curriculum more inclusive of BAME history
Make black history a compulsory part of the national curriculum for all ages: Make black history a compulsory part of the national curriculum for all ages
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
Add education on diversity and racism to all school curriculums: Add education on diversity and racism to all school curriculums
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
| 16 Jun 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Jun 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 Jun 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.