I believe the concept of “decolonising curriculum” can support two key areas in further education: a pledge to our learners to be more inclusive, and a pledge to our community to address “skills in industry”, which is a key area of focus highlighted in the government’s recent white paper and in Ofsted’s inspection framework.
There has been extensive research in decolonising the curriculum that has discovered the content of the curriculum in western further and higher education provision often reflects and maintains a colonial legacy through the presentation of a white, western intellectual tradition which is not only superior to other forms of knowledge, but universal.
