The letter said it was 'imperative' that Eton teaches a curriculum which 'attempts to address and reveal systemic racism within society.' He made the pledge in response to a letter signed by 635 students and parents, which considered the issues of 'race and inequality' raised after the death of unarmed black man Mr Floyd. Simon Henderson said he would ensure pupils at the prestigious school 'understand the historic roots of racism and, even more importantly, how it continues in the world today.' Tony Blair’s former school of Fettes College in Edinburgh, pictured above, said it would use the moment as ‘a catalyst for real change, and we are working with staff to produce an action plan’ Then-Education Secretary Michael Gove said in 2010 that schools should focus their history syllabus on Britain's 'island story,' adding: 'This trashing of our past has to stop.' 'The question was raised as to whether everyone in the Roedean community saw themselves in the history they study at school and to this end more diverse perspectives have been incorporated within the existing programme, in order to challenge preconceptions and stimulate debate.' Headmaster Oliver Blond said: 'We wanted to challenge the predominantly western European narrative and to look beyond the limitations of Britain's "island story", to discover hidden histories both nationally and internationally.
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Other subjects in the 'decolonised' syllabus will include the slave trade in Brighton and the life of traveller Sake Dean Mahomed, who introduced Indian cuisine to Europe.
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Roedean School (pictured), near Brighton in East Sussex, it set to move history classes away from Britain's 'island story' and instead teach students about world events in a wider context