Submitted on Tuesday 19th May 2020
Rejected on Friday 10th July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Include the Transatlantic Slave Trade in the National Curriculum
Educate students on Britain's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade, and how it impacts society today.
We live in a diverse society in which individuals should not be left with the burden of educating others on Britain's impact on their family history e.g. last names.
“general enlightenment that provides an intellectual, cultural, and social climate [ensures] recurrence would no longer be possible.” - Adorno
To know is to grow. Germany teaches about the Holocaust to ensure such a tragedy never occurs again, Britain has the same responsibility.
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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Add education on diversity and racism to all school curriculums: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323808
Making the UK education curriculum more inclusive of BAME history: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323961
Teach Britain's colonial past as part of the UK's compulsory curriculum: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/324092
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