The Noughts and Crosses author says schools should teach 'whole-truth' black history all year round.
The curriculum in Wales changed this year to include diverse experiences of people belonging to ethnic minorities."Hopefully, we can get past this nonsense of people saying you should go back to where you came from and so forth, which I still get when I mention this subject," she said.The Department for Education did not provide a response to Blackman's comments.
But it says the current curriculum in England gives teachers the freedom and flexibility to include black voices and experiences. The Scottish government says its curriculum provides opportunities to teach black history all year round, if teachers want to.Best known for young-adults' series Noughts and Crosses, recently turned into a BBC drama, Blackman's work has played a significant role in diversifying children's literature over the past 30 years, exploring race and identity issues.
Her new memoir has been published through the rapper Stormzy's brand, Merky books, created to increase representation in literature."We still need more books from the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, working-class authors and books from and about neuro-divergent children," she said.
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