Exams authority
Scotland bans the use of terms like ‘slaves’ and ‘slave trade’ from its curriculum
Scotland’s exam authority, the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), has replaced terms like “slaves” and “slave trade” with “enslaved people” and “the trade in enslaved African people” as part of efforts to “decolonize” the curriculum. The change, introduced last summer, comes after education leaders in England called for the award-winning TV series Roots, which depicts slavery…
