1. About the consultation
In March 2022, the Department of Education (DfE) announced that it “will work with history curriculum experts, historians and school leaders to develop a model history curriculum by 2024 that will stand as an exemplar for a knowledge-rich, coherent approach to the teaching of history”. This announcement was in response to the Government’s ‘Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report’ which included a recommendation on the history curriculum taught in schools. This recommendation was about “teaching an inclusive curriculum through independent experts, to tell the multiple, nuanced stories of the contributions made by different groups that have made this country the one it is today”.
The Black Curriculum has since its inception been calling for the Government to embed Black British history in the national curriculum. Whilst the Government appears to have taken notice, the proposed Model History Curriculum will be a non-statutory guidance document which will be used to support the teaching of the national curriculum programmes of study for history, there are no plans to review the history curriculum itself. Furthermore, there has been no communication, since the announcement, on the progress of this work, and no consultation exercises to ensure that stakeholders can inform the development of the guidance document.
This consultation seeks to explore stakeholders' views on the proposed Model Curriculum, and also views on the teaching and learning of Black British history under the history programmes of study for Key Stages 1-3.
2. Who is the consultation for?
The consultation is for everyone who works in the English education system including practitioners who work in primary and secondary school settings, curriculum experts, Teaching Associations, Exam Boards, Teacher Unions and Teacher Training Organisations.
3. Deadline for submission?
The consultation will run throughout the summer and up to the beginning of the new school year (24/25). The deadline for submissions will be on Sunday 20th October, 2024.
4. Queries to be sent to?
All queries to this consultation exercise should be sent to communications@theblackcurriculum.com
5. Confidentiality clause
Your responses will not be attributed to you but will be collated and analysed as part of the reporting process. Quotes included will be anonymised in our reports.
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