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 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.

 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

Spotlight on Practice: Alumni Voices from the ABC

On 22 September, we launched the first Alumni Beacon Community […]

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The Windermere children remembered: an 80th anniversary event

Eighty years ago, on the 14th August 1945, 300 young […]

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School spotlight: Oak Academy

A Beacon School Journey: Empowering Student Voices Through Holocaust and […]

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Countering online radicalisation and misinformation

Live online CPD: 16 October 4-5pm

We are pleased to offer this free, online CPD session with experts from the Centre for Countering Digital Hate. Designed to help you navigate the complexities of the digital world and the threat of online misinformation and radicalisation.  CCDH experts will explain how social media business models and their algorithms can promote harmful content, using real world case studies.

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New!  Self-guided online course

Nazi Antisemitism: Where did it come from?

Free online course designed to empower teachers with a deeper understanding of the origins of Nazi antisemitism and the Holocaust. This course is for History and Religious Education teachers who want to build their subject knowledge and confidently teach this important, and often challenging, topic.

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