Bring authentic primary sources into your KS4 classroom with this slavery, abolition, and legacy teaching pack - aligned to the GCSE History curriculum.

Created by the Trust for Records of Enslavement and Emancipation (TREE), this resource uses rare, original 18th–19th century documents to help students analyse Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade, abolition movements, and the continuing legacies of enslavement.

It equips teachers with credible, ready-to-use lesson materials and contextual guidance to approach this complex history with care and confidence.

What’s included:

• Teacher guidance notes with historical context, discussion framing, and safeguarding guidance
• Student worksheets designed for source analysis, extended writing, and evaluative comparison tasks
• Primary source extracts from TREE’s archive, including the 1817 Culloden Estate Inventory and related documents
• Printable PDFs for immediate classroom use or digital delivery
• Content warnings and reflection prompts to support sensitive, informed delivery

Curriculum links (KS4):

History:

• Britain and the transatlantic slave trade
• Abolition and reform movements
• Economic, social, and political impact on Britain and the Caribbean
• Use of evidence and interpretation in historical enquiry

Citizenship / PSHE:

• Human rights and equality
• The legacies of empire
• Identity, race, and justice in modern Britain

English:

• Evaluating non-fiction and historical language
• Argument and perspective writing
• Source comparison and critical reflection

Why this resource?

• Encourages historical interpretation, critical analysis, and ethical reasoning
• Connects past and present through authentic archival evidence
• Suitable for GCSE coursework support, thematic enrichment, or Black History Month study
• Produced by TREE, a heritage foundation dedicated to preserving and teaching Britain’s slavery records