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The Holocaust Educational Trust was established in 1988. Our aim is to educate young people from every background about the Holocaust and the important lessons to be learned for today. The Trust works in schools, universities and in the community to raise awareness and understanding of the Holocaust, providing teacher training, an outreach programme for schools, teaching aids and resource material. One of our earliest achievements was ensuring that the Holocaust formed part of the National Curriculum for History. We continue to play a leading role in training teachers on how best to teach the Holocaust.

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More than one hundred teachers from across the UK gathered at the Churchill War Rooms in London to participate in the Holocaust Educational Trust’s first ever Teachers’ Summer School.

The seminar, which took place on Monday 23rd August, gave teachers the opportunity to develop their knowledge of the Holocaust through a series of lectures and workshops from some of the world’s leading Holocaust academics. Steve Feinberg from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) spoke at length to participants about the many different victim groups who were targeted by the Nazis, as well as the Nazi ideology which led to various groups being excluded from the Aryan model of superiority.

He was joined by Tom Lawson from the University of Winchester who spoke about the role of The Church during the Holocaust, and Martin Winstone, author of The Holocaust Sites of Europe, who spoke about the lesser known sites of persecution and highlighted their educational value.

The day culminated in a panel discussion about the challenges facing Holocaust education, such as the decreasing number of Survivors, as well as some of the new initiatives the Trust is undertaking in response to them. Panellists included; Karen Pollock, Chief executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust, Ruth Barnett, Holocaust Survivor, Ruth-Anne Lenga of the Institute of Education, University of London and the USHMM’s Steve Feinberg.

Participant Amanda Zincraft from All Saints Catholic School and Technology College in Dagenham commented: Today was inspiring and thought provoking, making me mindful of the challenges we face in the classroom and the importance of striving to continually improve and reflect on my practice. The importance of looking ‘Beyond Auschwitz’ is something I will take with me back to school and work on in conjunction with my colleagues.

Speaking about the importance of the event, Holocaust Survivor Ruth Barnett commented: “The chance for educators to enter into a dialogue and learn from each other is always important. As a Survivor we can reach a few young people, but teachers can reach so many more. We Survivors have made the start and teachers will carry this important work on.”

Karen Pollock, Chief Executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust commented: “We were delighted to have such a fantastic turnout at our first Teachers’ Summer School. The Holocaust can be a difficult subject to teach and I am sure the participants greatly benefitted from the expertise of our speakers and they will return to their classrooms with new skills to effectively educate their students about this dark period of history.”
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Click here if you are a teacher and would like to find out more about the work of the Holocaust Educational Trust. There is information here about our Outreach programmes, teacher training and our flagship Lessons from Auschwitz Project.
Click here if you are a student and would like to find out more about the work of the Holocaust Educational Trust.

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Click here to find out more about the Holocaust Educational Trust’s links with Parliament. This area of the site also illustrates how our work helps to combat racism, antisemitism, intolerance and prejudice.
Welcome to the Holocaust Educational Trust Press pages. These pages are for all those interested in staying up-to-date with our work, news and campaigns. For more information or any press enquiry contact Nikki Ginsberg or Aaron Kliner at the PR Office on 0207 383 3623.

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We believe Survivor testimony is at the heart of Holocaust education. Click here to read the testimony of a number of Survivors. If you would like to organise a visit by a Survivor please do not hesitate to visit the Outreach Programme section of this website.
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