Select Committee · Women and Equalities Committee
Black history and cultural diversity in the curriculum
Status: Closed
Opened: 27 Oct 2020
Closed: 1 May 2024
Inquiry scope
The Petitions Committee has recently received a number of petitions relating to Black History and ethnic and cultural diversity in the national curriculum, including “ Teach Britain's colonial past as part of the UK's compulsory curriculum ”, which has received over 267,000 signatures to date. Ahead of scheduling a debate on these petitions, the Committee has agreed to work jointly with the Women and Equalities Committee to hear oral evidence on the issues that these petitions raise. The aim is to examine the issues in more detail, raise awareness of the issues within Parliament, and to inform a future petition debate on this subject.Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 25 Feb 2021 |
Black History and Cultural Diversity in the Curriculum
Andrew McCully · Department for Education,
Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP · Department for Education
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| 18 Nov 2020 |
Joint Evidence Session: Black History Education
Allana Gay · BAMEed Network,
Caroline Wright · British Educational Suppliers Association,
Dr Christine Callender · UCL Institute of Education,
Dr Marlon Moncrieffe · School of Education, University of Brighton,
Emily Miller · Migration Museum,
Lucy Stokes · National Institute of Economic and Social Research,
Professor Claire Alexander · University of Manchester
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| 5 Nov 2020 |
Joint Evidence Session: Black History Education
Cynthia Muthoni, petition creator · Member of Public,
Dr Katharine Burn · Historical Association,
Eleshea Williams · The Black Curriculum,
Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson, petition creator · Member of Public,
Nell Bevan, petition creator · Member of Public,
Prof Rhiannon Turner · Queen's University Belfast,
Rosamund McNeil · National Education Union,
Yacoub Yasin, petition creator · Member of Public
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Allana Gay · Co-founder | BAMEed Network | 1 |
| Andrew McCully · Director General, Schools | Department for Education | 1 |
| Caroline Wright · Director General | British Educational Suppliers Association | 1 |
| Cynthia Muthoni, petition creator | Member of Public | 1 |
| Dr Christine Callender · Associate Professor | UCL Institute of Education | 1 |
| Dr Katharine Burn · Deputy President | Historical Association | 1 |
| Dr Marlon Moncrieffe · Senior Lecturer | School of Education, University of Brighton | 1 |
| Eleshea Williams · Media and Communications Manager | The Black Curriculum | 1 |
| Emily Miller · Head of Learning and Partnerships | Migration Museum | 1 |
| Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson, petition creator | Member of Public | 1 |
| Lucy Stokes · Principal Economist | National Institute of Economic and Social Research | 1 |
| Nell Bevan, petition creator | Member of Public | 1 |
| Prof Rhiannon Turner · Professor of Social Psychology | Queen's University Belfast | 1 |
| Professor Claire Alexander · Professor of Sociology | University of Manchester | 1 |
| Rosamund McNeil · Assistant General Secretary | National Education Union | 1 |
| Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP · Minister of State for School Standards | Department for Education | 1 |
| Yacoub Yasin, petition creator | Member of Public | 1 |
Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2021 | To committee | Letter from the Minister of State for School Standards |
| 17 Nov 2020 | To committee | Letter from the EHRC to the Chair regarding Black history and cultural diversity in the curriculum |