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

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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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Understanding the Holocaust: How and why did it happen?

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Latest Research

Continuity and Change Data Release 2

Improving teachers’ subject knowledge of the Holocaust

Our new research reports improved subject knowledge among those teaching about the Holocaust in English secondary schools over the last ten years. However, the same data also raises concerns.

Continuity and Change Data Release 3

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas in English secondary schools

New data from our research reveals that, across England, the book and its film adaptation are currently being used by over a third of teachers in their lessons on the Holocaust.

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Highlights

The Porajmos: The Nazi Genocide Forgotten by the world

2 August marks the anniversary of the genocide of the […]

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A second Quality Mark School secures re-accreditation: congratulations Children’s Support Service

It is fitting to end the academic year with formal […]

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Behind the scenes at the UCL Centre for Holocaust Education

‘Behind the scenes’ is a series of thought-provoking but accessible […]

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