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    Black British history 'missing from school curricula in England'

    Former Soas student seeks to embed black history in education system as alternative to Black History Month
    by Sally Weale Education correspondent Jan 08, 2020 3 minutes
    People from the Caribbean arriving at Tilbury, Essex, to start new lives in Britain, 1948. Immigration policies involving the Windrush generation are included in the proposed black curriculum. Photograph: Contraband Collection/Alamy Stock

    An education campaign has been launched to get black British history embedded in the national curriculum and taught in schools in England year round, as an alternative to the limitation of Black History Month.

    Schools mark Black History Month with a variety of lessons and activities every October, but campaigners say it is not enough and have developed the “black curriculum” to help ensure all pupils aged between eight and 16 are taught about black history through the year.

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