Understanding the Holocaust: How and why did it happen?
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Teaching and learning about the Holocaust 80 years on: A study of student knowledge and understanding in England
This mixed-method study, led by Dr Becky Hale, explored students’ historical knowledge and understanding about the Holocaust, where and when they had learnt about the Holocaust in school, where they encountered the Holocaust outside school
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.
Highlights
Two new and free CPD courses on addressing classroom issues launched
Addressing classroom issues. We are delighted to announce the start…
What students still get wrong about the Final Solution: Dr Andy Pearce speaks to The Spectator
85 years ago today, one of the most important directives…
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy secures second Quality Mark Reaccreditation (2026–2030)
We are delighted to announce that Royal Wootton Bassett Academy…
New! Self-directed online courses
Addressing classroom issues
A continually evolving library of self-directed courses, which build on the strengths of our existing offer and approach professional development in teaching and learning about the Holocaust in an original, distinctive way:
- Centred on classroom issues
- Anchored in Teachers’ Standards
- Exploratory not conclusive
- Academically robust and practically applicable
- Free of charge
In this opening wave, we are delighted to launch: