'Black history needs more than a month - it should be taught in schools all year round'

The nation’s first Black Booker Prize winner is calling for schools to teach Black history all year round, not just during BlackHistory Month.

Bernardine Evaristo was delighted when her 2019 prize-winning novel Girl, Woman, Other became part of the curriculum for English Literature A-levels.

But the 63-year-old is keen to see more diversity in schools as well – and she is backing our petition for Black history to be taught to all school pupils aged eight to 16.