Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Black History and Cultural Diversity in the Curriculum - June 28
Tuesday, 29 June 2021 07:47
Claudia Webbe (Leicester East) (Ind) [V]:...The national curriculum
currently omits the vast contribution that black people have made
to the UK and the ongoing legacy of Britain’s imperial legacy. In
reality, black history is taught in only 10% of all schools. To
remedy this, the Government must pick up the calls from the
National Education Union for a review of the curriculum and teacher
training, and the strategy to make new entrants to the teaching
profession significantly more diverse...Request free trial
(Leicester East) (Ind) [V]:...The national curriculum
currently omits the vast contribution that black people have made
to the UK and the ongoing legacy of Britain’s imperial legacy. In
reality, black history is taught in only 10% of all schools. To
remedy this, the Government must pick up the calls from the
National Education Union for a review
of the curriculum and teacher training, and the strategy to make
new entrants to the teaching profession significantly more diverse
over the next four years. These are not new plans. In 1999, the
Stephen Lawrence inquiry called for changes to the national
curriculum to help tackle and combat racism in our institutions,
including making black history mandatory. I support the mandatory
teaching of history, specifically including black histories on the
national curriculum in key stages 1 to 4...
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