Teacher Training Day 16 July 2024

Book: https://www.holocaust.org.uk/event/teacher-training-day-16-july

How do I explain the Holocaust to my students when they are reading online conspiracy theories? How do I appropriately link their learning to the present day when they are asking questions about Israel and Palestine? How can I improve the way my students think critically about historical sources?

If you have found yourself asking these questions, then our creative CPD experience is for you. For just £100 per teacher (inclusive of VAT), join us for a full day of training where we will lead sessions on the curriculum, anti-Jewish racism and Jewish life before and after the Holocaust, and how to teach the Holocaust in a context of online conspiracy theory and distortion. Using the latest historical and pedagogical research, we will equip you with the tools to link the Holocaust to today’s challenges without overwhelming your students.

In addition, you will enjoy unique experiences including:

• Demonstration of the digital Forever Project which we will be offering schools free access to;
• Guided tours of the Holocaust Exhibition with a Senior Educator;
• Meet a Holocaust survivor and access museum artefacts.

“The teaching was engaging, and it helped students to think about the period and links to today. It was a really great experience,” commented a visiting teacher in April.

Universities

We welcome visits from a range of subject university groups throughout the year. Please email [email protected] or call 01623 836627 to enquire. Your visit will include access to our two permanent exhibitions, collections of Holocaust objects, survivor testimony and memorial gardens.

Training teachers programme

This course is designed for teachers that are training to work in primary and secondary schools as well as sixth form colleges. The course provides student teachers with the opportunity to consider the definition of the Holocaust and to explore current pedagogical approaches to teaching the Holocaust. There are opportunities to reflect on existing teaching and to consider best practice when teaching this complex and difficult history in the classroom.

During the visit student teachers will also be able to explore our resources through educator-led visits to our Journey and Holocaust exhibitions, where we will explain how we use this content to help pupils to develop their knowledge and critical thinking skills. As a result of their visit, student teachers are able to reflect on how our resources can support their classroom delivery. Where possible, we also aim for visiting teachers to listen to a survivor speaker which will assist in furthering their understanding of the importance of survivor testimony in Holocaust education.

To book the programme please email [email protected] or call 01623 836627.

Welcome to the Building a Stronger Britain Together Teacher Toolkit, developed as part of the Unite project between The National Holocaust Centre and Museum and Stop Hate UK.

This toolkit provides a range of lesson ideas, assembly plans and resources, including video clips, to help facilitate discussions and activities based around saying no to hate and being upstanders. These resources can be used alongside activities from the workshops and the ambassador work that has taken place in your school to enable teachers and pupils to gain knowledge and confidence in myth-busting stereotypes and in challenging hateful narratives.

The Teacher Toolkit items are available for download from the links below:

Video Clips

Assembly Ideas

Lesson Plans and Resources

Professional Development