Africa and Africans existed before and after transatlantic slavery and colonialism.

The Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans (TTEA) differed from existing forms of slavery as it industrialised the trade, transforming it into a transcontinental system.

Enslaved people resisted their enslavement in revolutionary and everyday ways. Indeed, we have designed PNS through the lens of resistance, and through the everyday lives of enslaved people wherever possible.

The abolition of the TTEA must be placed in the context of the active and passive resistance of enslaved people, acknowledging the role they played in achieving emancipation.

The history of transatlantic slavery links Africa, the Caribbean, North America, and Britain. We should consider the legacies of transatlantic slavery in terms of culture, society, politics, and the economy in order to understand their role in the development of modern Britain.

The sources selected for schemes of learning must include the voices of those impacted by the oppression of transatlantic slavery. Where sources do not exist to give a more complete picture of the lives of people, we should endeavour to use sound historical reasoning, such as that used by Marissa Fuentez.

The range of historical interpretations must include the work of African and Caribbean historians.

Schemes of learning must recognise the sensitivities of teaching traumatic histories and avoid activities and approaches that risk trivialising or demeaning the experiences of enslaved people and their descendants.

School history should be relevant and meaningful to young people.

School history should include ‘history around us.’

Wherever possible do not concentrate on TTEA as the only Black history. Although of huge significance it is one aspect and should solely define a people.

Black history is British history. Avoid tokenism and instead incorporate Black history throughout the curriculum.

The telling of other histories is also important for a better understanding of Black history or a particular period. Include Indigenous Caribbean / ‘American’ history as it is just as intertwined and rich to this story.

Be open to feedback and be willing to change.