Submitted on Saturday 6th June 2020
Rejected on Thursday 11th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Teach Britain’s colonial history as part of the National Curriculum
The National Curriculum aims to teach “how Britain has influenced...the wider world”, but the content taught is often whitewashed, framing Britain as a cause of progress. We must teach children about the history of the British Empire and how it exploited millions of people.
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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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