Submitted on Tuesday 9th June 2020
Rejected on Thursday 11th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Add British colonial history to KS3, GCSE & A-Level History curriculum at once
Government:
Add teachings of British colonial history and the slave trade to KS3, GCSE and A-level History curriculum effective immediately.
Parliament:
Pressure the government to implement this curriculum. If a debate is required, so be it: there is little to justify furthering ignorance.
“Racism doesn’t exist” is a fallacious comment. An individual’s interpretation of racism is predicated on their understanding of what it constitutes. Current curriculum teaches little colonial history. That which is taught is purported positive. It follows that racial biases, injustices and maltreatment the British enacted upon others is not commonly known. By such logic, racism is misunderstood; it is thus not identified in its many forms. To help solve racial injustice, people must learn more.
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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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