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.

CPD

Transform your practice through our wide range of research-informed CPD courses.

 Resources

Respond to the needs and challenges of the classroom with our acclaimed resources.

 Beacon Schools

Develop holistic approaches as a Beacon School and become a hub of excellence - applications now open!

 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?

Professional Development for Teachers

Online courses and classroom materials

Make your classroom a dynamic learning space

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Initial Teacher Education

Training the next generation of teachers

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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

National students study

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

Mala Tribich: a message ahead of Bergen-Belsen ’80

As the term draws to a close, UCL Centre for […]

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Marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen

As we approach the 80th anniversary of the liberation of […]

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What else have our Beacon Schools been doing?

Further to the outstanding work that members of our community […]

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Become a Beacon School

Applications now open for 2025-26 programme
Closing date: Wednesday 11 June

 

The Beacon School programme provides a cohort of 20 schools with sustained, research-informed professional development in Holocaust education.

Elevate Holocaust education in your school and develop your site pedagogy with a fully-funded learning trip to Berlin, so you can explore history first-hand.

The programme runs from June 2025 to September 2026 and is provided to schools completely free of charge, including the consultancy of our world-leading experts.

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