Council give go ahead to schools to include more teachings on slave trade & colonialism

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.A proposal to change the school curriculum to include more teachings on colonialism and the trans-atlantic slave trade has been given the green light.A motion by the SNP called on the council to include “the undiluted history of our country, blemishes and all, in our schools curriculum as a means of tackling racism.”The party said its proposal was formed with the input of academics, educationalists and politicians with Labour councillors voting alongside the Nationalists to carry the motion with the Conservatives’ amendment being defeated.Councillor Danish Ashraf, who put forward the motion, said: “To our knowledge this is the single largest step.