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Who determines what the 'correct presentation of history' is, especially when there is a national curriculum. And how many teachers know anything about the thousands of years of African history and of Africans in Britain? Which teacher training courses include this? Can only access pp 1-8 of that report by Robin Walker! So we don't know how many teachers Walker interviewed, how many refused and where the schools were. Do we need to know where the teachers themselves went to school/ their ethnicity? And he states that most knew nothing about the provision of African Heritage; and the ones who did spoke about Egypt. Marika From: The Black and Asian Studies Association [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of arthur torrington Sent: 06 November 2017 10:49 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Petition for Black History to be taught in schools Teachers of every ethnic group have a responsibility for the correct presentation of the history taught in schools. Please see a piece of research done by of African Heritage Forum that tried to find out How educators in primary schools present African history <http://africanheritageforum.com/projects/articles/> http://africanheritageforum.com/projects/articles/ Arthur _____ From: The Black and Asian Studies Association <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of MSherwood <[log in to unmask]> Sent: 04 November 2017 14:36 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Petition for Black History to be taught in schools Yes, our migration course covers some of that history. And I'm happy that we could produce it as a GCSE exam. But what I'd like is a separate course on Africans here, including the history of Africa! From: The Black and Asian Studies Association [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dan Lyndon-Cohen Sent: 04 November 2017 11:45 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Petition for Black History to be taught in schools I'm not sure we could say that we got nowhere Marika after all you and collaborated on the first ever GCSE history exam units that covered black history going back to medieval times last year! On 4 Nov 2017 09:25, "MSherwood" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: BASA began to campaign for this in 1991. Once we even met with the Sec. of State for Education. Got nowhere. From: The Black and Asian Studies Association [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of arthur torrington Sent: 04 November 2017 09:05 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Petition for Black History to be taught in schools I have seen a letter from the Department for Education which throws cold water on a similar Petition. _____ From: The Black and Asian Studies Association <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of MSherwood <[log in to unmask]> Sent: 04 November 2017 08:55 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Petition for Black History to be taught in schools If something CAN be taught that does not mean it IS included. And Africans have lived here way before the creation of the British Empire. Marika From: The Black and Asian Studies Association [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of arthur torrington Sent: 04 November 2017 08:20 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Petition for Black History to be taught in schools I am not a Teacher and this Petition, although well-meaning, may not be necessary, because this history, etc can be taught in connection with the 'British Empire' within the Curriculum. Perhaps, Martin Spafford can clarify for us. Arthur _____ From: The Black and Asian Studies Association <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of MSherwood <[log in to unmask]> Sent: 03 November 2017 14:53 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: FW: Petition for Black History to be taught in schools Dear All, Please sign and circulate the petition via all contacts and networks. I don't know her personally, but it's good to see that Stephanie Pitter has picked this up again. We need to actively support her and make this happen! She's from Birmingham, so maybe any local universities or other institutions and groups can reach out to her. Remember, you only actually sign the petition when you access the link in your email. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/203692 <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpetition. parliament.uk%2Fpetitions%2F203692&data=02%7C01%7Carthurtorrington%40HOTMAIL .COM%7C11678aeb730946abe5bd08d522caba62%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7 C1%7C0%7C636453176461873711&sdata=vxQjlRbc%2FFCA6AMco%2BW9tOVv8n4WcJMFeyOhRy 5dx%2B4%3D&reserved=0> Thanks in advance! Skecia Mardenborough MA Migration and Diaspora Studies SOAS, University of London Sent from my Samsung device