Select Committee · Women and Equalities Committee
Black history and cultural diversity in the curriculum
Status: Closed
Opened: 27 Oct 2020
Closed: 1 May 2024
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 … Show more
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2021 | Andrew McCully · Department for Education, Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP · Department for Education | View ↗ |
| 18 Nov 2020 | 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 | View ↗ |
| 5 Nov 2020 | 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 | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| 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
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2021 | To cttee | Letter from the Minister of State for School Standards |
| 17 Nov 2020 | To cttee | Letter from the EHRC to the Chair regarding Black history and cultural diversit… |