{"id":91,"date":"2025-02-13T12:26:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T12:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/?page_id=91"},"modified":"2026-01-26T11:22:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T11:22:59","slug":"welcome-to-teaching-slavery-in-scotland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Teaching Slavery in Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teaching Slavery in Scotland is an award-winning project which brings together teachers, academics, writers and creative professionals to explore new ways to learn about the trade in enslaved African people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have collected lesson plans created by experienced teachers, primary sources, video clips and other resources on this website for use in teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The resources created for the project have been designed for use in BGE, National 5, and Higher teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Voices from the Residential\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DzRMgJjxmt4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lesson plans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lessons created by the three cohorts of Teaching Slavery in Scotland have been organised under the following headings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group lessonsGrid is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-549e1f2d wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/?page_id=248\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Africa-and-the-Slave-Trade-thumbnail.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-483\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/?page_id=248\">Africa and the Slave Trade<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/?page_id=249\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Slavery-in-the-Carribean-thumbnail.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-486\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/?page_id=249\">Slavery in the Caribbean<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/?page_id=247\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Britan-and-Slavery-thumbnail.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-484\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/?page_id=247\">Britain and Slavery<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/?page_id=250\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Slavery-and-the-Atlantic-thumbnail.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-485\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/?page_id=250\">SLAVERY AND THE ATLANTIC<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video Clips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the funding from the Scottish Government, Teaching Slavery in Scotland produced a suite of short videos, organised under the following headings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group lessonsGrid is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-549e1f2d wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/?page_id=260\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-492\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/?page_id=260\">Historians in the Archives<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/?page_id=283\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Conversation-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-496\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/?page_id=283\">Historians in Conversation<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find out more\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore the rest of this website for additional helpful resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group lessonsGrid is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-549e1f2d wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/?page_id=2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/About-the-project.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-527\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/?page_id=2\">About this project<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/?page_id=23\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Primary-sources.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-529\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/?page_id=23\">Primary Sources<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/?page_id=85\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7-principles.png\" 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