Submitted on Thursday 4th June 2020
Rejected on Thursday 11th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Decolonise the British Curriculum and Make Black History Compulsory
We insist that Rt Hon Gavin Williamson make Black History compulsory by making it a History module within the KS3 National curriculum. Racism is still a very prevalent issue in the UK, however because it is supposedly covert introducing it to the education system will help to dismantle this belief.
The UK history curriculum glorifies colonisation and lionises these pioneers. The true ramifications of British colonialism are withheld from the curriculum, so many students are unaware of the terrible impacts it has had that are still prevalent today. It is also important to stress racial bias upheld by institutionalised racism, so teaching students about white privilege is imperative for change in this country. Students must be taught these topics earlier for instances of racism to diminish.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign some of these petitions:
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
We have also published several petitions about race and equality more widely, which you can view here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=open&topic=race-and-equality
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