Submitted on Sunday 7th June 2020
Rejected on Thursday 11th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Curriculum to include: expansive and accurate teaching of BAME British history
The curriculum in primary and secondary schools should include:
* Black Bristish History (slavery, colonisation, windrush)
* Literature and non fiction writing from BAME authors
* Calender of all religious festivals (Eid, Diwali, Passover etc) with teaching and acknowledgment of these
In light of recent events (Black Lives Matter movement receiving lots of media attention) and from personal experiences of working in schools - it is clear that the curriculum does not fully teach children about the country that they live in today, nor does it give them a good representation of the world that we live in today.
Should this be included into the curriculum, children of colour may gain a stronger sense of identity and white children may gain a stronger sense of how society blends.
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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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