Submitted on Monday 8th June 2020
Rejected on Thursday 11th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Teach British children about the realities of British Imperialism/Colonialism
We want the government of UK parliament to make teaching the evils of British Imperialism, along with how members of the African Diaspora contributed to the British nation-state, part of the national curriculum.
The Department for Education states ‘The national curriculum for history aims to ensure that all pupils: Know and understand the history of these islands as a coherent, chronological narrative...and how Britain has influenced and been influenced by the wider world’
Frederick Douglass said that “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” Similarly, we recognise that better education for our children is the most effective tool for constructing an anti-racist society.
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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.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
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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