Welcome to the Centre for Holocaust Education

We are the world leader for research-informed teacher and student education. Our high-impact programmes deepen knowledge and understanding of the genocide and powerfully explore its contemporary significance.

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Research

Deepen your understanding of teaching and learning with our landmark research.

Do you know??

How much do you know?

  1. If a German soldier refused an instruction to kill Jews, then most likely they would be…

  2. Of almost half a million Jews sent to the Nazi camp Belzec, what percentage survived?

  3. In 1933 the total population of Germany was 67 million. What percentage of the population was Jewish?

  4. What is the approximate percentage of Jewish children in occupied Europe who were murdered during the Holocaust?

  5. Which of the Nazis’ victims were the first to rise up in armed urban resistance against their oppressors?

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Professional Development

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Our textbook

Understanding the Holocaust: How and why did it happen?

Our research-informed textbook is the only one of its kind in the world

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Latest Research

New research

Take part in our new national study with students!

We are delighted to announce the launch of a new national study with students and are looking for schools to take part. Building on our landmark study about students’ knowledge and understanding of the Holocaust published in 2016, this survey is open to secondary schools across England.

Full research report now published

Continuity and Change: Ten years of teaching about the Holocaust in England's secondary schools

This research, a national study involving over 1,000 secondary school teachers, explores the development of Holocaust education in the decade following the Centre’s landmark 2009 study.

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Highlights

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Beacon School Programme 2024-2025

Applications now open

Our flagship initiative provides a cohort of 20 schools, annually, sustained research-informed professional development in Holocaust education. Help your school become a dynamic hub in teaching and learning about the Holocaust free of charge, including two residential stays during the course of the year-long programme.

 

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Take part in our new national study with students!

 

Building on our landmark study about students’ knowledge and understanding of the Holocaust published in 2016, this survey is open to secondary schools across England:

  • Students who complete the survey should have previously learned about the Holocaust at some point while in school.
  • Ideally, we’d like schools to complete the survey online, but we can arrange paper copies if easier.
  • All participating schools will receive a report focused on the findings for their school.
Find out more & take part