Academics have been given a quarter of a million pounds of taxpayer cash to ‘decolonise’ maths, science and geography lessons in schools.
The two year project, run by researchers at Cambridge and Stirling universities, will explore stamping out ‘scientific and environmental racism’ in secondary schools.
Organisers claim these subjects have ‘particular colonial entanglements and legacies’ resulting in ‘biases, inequalities and injustice’.
They say it is ‘vital’ that teachers challenge this so they can promote ‘equity, inclusion and anti-racism’ in lessons.
The project will result in a ‘framework’ which can be used by teachers across the UK to decolonise their schools ‘at scale‘.
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