Submitted on Monday 8th June 2020
Rejected on Thursday 11th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Amend the British School Curriculum to Teach British Colonialism and Racism
A third of people in the UK believe Britain’s colonies were ‘better off’ for being part of an empire, despite the many atrocities that were committed under British rule. We need to teach about the realities of the Empire and the lasting effects of colonialism for people of colour in Britain.
A Runnymede and TIDE report from December last year found that there isn’t enough systematic teaching about empire – despite the fact that the curriculum states young people are supposed to learn about ‘how Britain has influenced and been influenced by the wider world’. Children in this country are not being taught effectively about the British Empire or Britain’s role in major historical events, and the ramifications of this gap in knowledge can be huge.
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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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