Matty you said - "we hardly touched on slavery at school. It should be taught and that modern slavery continues today"
I wonder if you took 100 16year olds how many would be able to comment accurately on slavery?
I wonder as well how many would know who Churchill was and what he did
History helps us understand change. It records and helps people understand successes and failures. Through these studies people can learn about change and how others are affected by it. It shows patterns of behaviour or events in the past and their outcome which can help us avoid similar outcomes in the future.