Expanding the boundaries of what we know
Deepening understanding of teaching and learning
Through groundbreaking research we explore teaching and learning about the Holocaust. Our robust empirical approach shines a light on the specific challenges of teaching and learning about the Holocaust, and illuminates new paths requiring further investigation.
National students study (2025)
Since 2009, the UCL Centre for Holocaust Education has conducted […]
Read MoreContinuity and Change: Ten years of teaching about the Holocaust in England’s secondary schools (2023)
Authors: Rebecca Hale, Alice Pettigrew, Eleni Karayianni, Andy Pearce, Stuart […]
Read MoreWhat do students know and understand about the Holocaust? Evidence from English secondary schools
Published in 2016, this study remains the largest of its […]
Read MoreUse our research to inform your teaching
Research Briefings
Seven research briefings have been developed to help teachers use research to inform their classroom practice and increase the effectiveness of teaching and learning about the Holocaust.
Other academic work
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas in English secondary schools
Featured in the The Guardian 27 January 2022 In 2016, […]
Improving teachers’ subject knowledge of the Holocaust
Featured on BBC News website 13 September 2021 New research […]
The impact of pressures on the Key Stage 3 curriculum on teaching about the Holocaust
Researchers from the UCL Centre for Holocaust Education note with […]
Teaching about the Holocaust in English secondary schools: An empirical study of national trends, perspectives and practice
Before designing the Centre’s CPD programme, it was imperative to […]
Evaluation and impact: students
Since 2016, we have worked closely with schools to explore […]
Evaluation and impact: teachers
Since 2009, thousands of teachers across England have participated in […]
Holocaust Education: Contemporary challenges and controversies
In 2020 we published Holocaust Education: Contemporary challenges and controversies […]
The International Status of Education about the Holocaust – A global mapping of textbooks and curricula
This report was published by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural […]
UK Country report on Holocaust Education 2010
In December 2010 the United Kingdom became the first member […]
