How far did the toppling of the Colston statue in 2020 impact upon primary history subject-leaders’ curriculum decision-making in North-West England?

Fidler, A ORCID: 0000-0003-1740-3810 (2022) How far did the toppling of the Colston statue in 2020 impact upon primary history subject-leaders’ curriculum decision-making in North-West England? Education 3-13. ISSN 0300-4279

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Abstract

This is a qualitative research study which investigates the curriculum decision-making of four primary school history subject-leaders in the North-West of England. A grounded theory approach was utilised. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the subject-leaders and an audit of their schools’ history curriculum completed. The curriculum was altered in response to the Colston statue toppling in three schools, the subject-leaders faced several challenges. Further research is needed to discover more about the role of primary history subject-leaders and the agency they can achieve as curriculum-makers. It is also argued that Black British history should be included in the History National Curriculum for England.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	1301 Education Systems; 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1501 Primary Education
Divisions:	Education
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Date of acceptance:	15 April 2022
Date of first compliant Open Access:	23 November 2022
Date Deposited:	23 Nov 2022 13:52
Last Modified:	05 Jul 2025 12:15
DOI or ID number:	10.1080/03004279.2022.2069841
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/18203

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