Petition · past parliament

Let Black History be taught in primary schools.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Black History should be apart of the history curriculum in primary schools across the UK.
Black History should be made mandatory as this will educate ALL children not just children of African/Caribbean decent.Learning the effects of racism and how to challenge the stereotypes.Have an understanding of what Black people have been and go through as early as the slave era to current.How the English colonised Black countries,Nigeria & Jamaica etc.Which now they are Independent nations.Children will recognise the contributions and achievements of those of African and Caribbean heritage, in local communities & worldwide.

Why it was rejected

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

The UK Government is only responsible for the national curriculum for England, but we have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Make the school national curriculum more culturally diverse: Make the school national curriculum more culturally diverse

Timeline

18 Oct 2022 Petition opened for signatures
20 Oct 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 20 Oct 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.