Now woke historical past ebook promoted to varsities claims Stonehenge was once constructed through black folks… whilst Waterloo and Trafalgar move untaught

Woke educating assets promoted to varsities declare that Stonehenge was once constructed through black folks and the Roman Emperor Nero married a trans lady, consistent with a think-tank.

Pro-transgender educating fabrics additionally declare that genital mutilation of slaves was once a type of ‘gender transition’.

But landmark British victories reminiscent of the ones at Waterloo and Trafalgar move in large part untaught – with analysis suggesting as few as one in ten faculties come with them at the curriculum.

A Policy Exchange investigation has warned that colleges have ‘taken it too far’ as they adapt historical past curriculums within the wake of Black Lives Matter protests.

The prestigious centre-Right unit discovered that George Floyd’s demise in 2020 led to varsities rapidly together with subject material about ethnic minorities to look ‘anti-racist’.

Former historical past instructor and chairman of Campaign for Real Education Chris McGovern mentioned it was once ‘clear that the subject has been captured by the Left’.

The record added that some assets, such because the ebook Brilliant Black British History, push ‘contested narratives’ – reminiscent of black folks construction Stonehenge.

The ebook is advertised as ‘a must-have in any school library’ however its declare that early black Britons constructed the world-famous Neolithic stone circle is ‘hotly contested and outside mainstream historical thinking’ but ‘presented as fact’, consistent with the think-tank.

One useful resource, from the Classical Association’s ‘Queering the Past’ challenge, claims the Roman Emperor Nero married a trans lady referred to as Sporus however omits the truth that they most definitely underwent a pressured castration quite than consensual gender reassignment

Landmark British victories reminiscent of the ones at Waterloo and Trafalgar move in large part untaught – with pattern information suggesting as few as one in ten faculties come with them at the curriculum. Pictured: The Battle of Waterloo, a 1824 portray through Dutch artist Jan Willem Pieneman

While in some circumstances those tasks have a ‘positive effect’, reminiscent of exposing pupils to ‘wider world history’, the record flagged severe considerations about changing details with biased narratives.

It warned: ‘In too many cases this process has gone too far, leading to the teaching of radical and contested interpretations of the past as fact, or with anecdotes of interesting lives replacing a deeper understanding of the core drivers of history.’

One useful resource, from the Classical Association’s ‘Queering the Past’ challenge, claims the Roman Emperor Nero married a trans lady referred to as Sporus however omits the truth that they most definitely underwent a pressured castration quite than consensual gender reassignment. 

It comes because the Government conducts its curriculum evaluation to ‘reflect the issues and diversities of our society’ – which the record says could also be pointless as faculties already do it.

Backed through former training secretaries Lord Blunkett and Nadhim Zahawi, the record additionally requires pupils to be impartially given a greater review of British historical past.

A Classical Association spokesman mentioned its educating assets had been ‘complicated and nuanced’ the place ‘more than one interpretation is possible’.

A Department for Education spokesman mentioned: ‘The curriculum and assessment review is considering how to ensure young people have access to a broad and balanced curriculum.’

Meanwhile, Mr McGovern warned historical past is ‘seen as a vehicle for undermining and destroying British national identity’.

Policy Exchange’s analysis tested educating assets which are promoted as being suitable for faculties.

While faculties need to ship categories consistent with examination board specs, they’re additionally allowed to supply their very own fabrics that may be produced through 3rd birthday celebration organisations.

Separately, the assume tank additionally collected responses to Freedom of Information requests concerning the curriculum despatched to 249 nationally-representative secondary faculties.

The responses published the most well liked curriculum matter taught to kids elderly 11 to 14 was once the Transatlantic Slave Trade, taught in 99 in line with cent of faculties.

At the opposite finish of the dimensions, the Battles of Waterloo and Trafalgar had been taught in simply 11 in line with cent of faculties, whilst for Agincourt it was once 18 in line with cent.

The information additionally confirmed 83 in line with cent mentioned they’d both ‘decolonised’ or ‘diversified’ their historical past educating.