Campaigners want anti-racist content to be embedded in curriculum and for Black history to be compulsory subject
Schools and colleges are failing in their legal duty to prevent and address racism, say campaigners who are calling for the national curriculum inA coalition of organisations representing young people’s voices has written to the prime minister, warning that “racism is holding all young people back” and calling for urgent action to “address the impacts of this growing crisis”.
The letter says: “There is longstanding evidence of the harmful outcomes caused by bias and a lack of racially inclusive practice. We have seen far too many young people’s lives held back by their experiences of racism, which not only affects their health and wellbeing, but also limits their opportunities for a happy, fulfilling and successful life.
The organisations signed up to the letter include the Diana Award, Everyday Racism, the Centre for Mental Health, Not So Micro, the Black Curriculum, UK Youth and the African Caribbean Education Network. It also has the support of well-known figures including the singer Jade Thirlwall, the author Nels Abbey and the chemistry teacher and TikTok star Shabaz Says, who said: “As a teacher I’ve witnessed this first-hand so it’s incredibly important for change to happen.
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