TEACHERS, educators and curriculum experts in Scotland have revealed a set of lesson plans and guidelines for teachingslaveryin Scottish schools.
History teachers have helped devise the lessons themselves in a project which has brought together educators and universityacademicsto share their knowledge and research about the trade in enslaved African people.
The project is a partnership between theUniversity of Stirling, the University of Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow, and is funded by the Scottish Government.
The launch of theTeaching Slavery in Scotland (TSS)website follows a study led by curriculum experts at the University of Stirling that found Scottish schools are lacking when it comes to teaching black and minority ethnic history.
