The Holocaust Educational Trust is pleased to invite applications for our Teacher Study Visit to Amsterdam, which will take place in October-November 2024.
Dates
Thursday 31 October to Sunday 3 November 2024.
Application deadline: 10am Monday 5 August 2024
Programme overview
Our Teacher Study Visits are advanced site-based training courses which develop teachers’ knowledge of the richness and diversity of pre-war Jewish life and on the complexity of the history of the Holocaust.
Amsterdam was one of Europe’s great Jewish centres, home to the majority of Dutch Jews since the 1590s. The city’s historic reputation of tolerance attracted refugees from Nazism in the 1930s, including the Frank family in 1934. Yet around three quarters of Dutch Jews were then murdered during the war, a figure far in excess of any comparable country.
Our Teacher Study Visit to Amsterdam will address Dutch-Jewish identity, the history of the German occupation, and the responses of Dutch government and society, including the Jewish community, to the Holocaust.
On-site sessions, delivered by the Trust’s expert team, will be academically rigorous and interactive, incorporating a wide range of stimuli to discuss and critically evaluate the complex history of the Holocaust.
Feedback from previous Teacher Study Visits:
"I really enjoyed the course. I learned so much. It gave me a lot of ideas for how to approach teaching the Holocaust differently"
"My subject knowledge and confidence in understanding the complexity of the Holocaust have been phenomenally improved by taking part in this course"
"Thank you very much for the opportunity. It has been a memorable experience and I would recommend it highly to others"
Who Should Apply?
Applications are invited from primary and secondary teachers and trainees of any subject area who are currently in post across the UK. Participants are required to be available for the entirety of the course. We welcome applications from teachers engaged in the Vision Schools Scotland programme.
The Holocaust Educational Trust offers a programme of teacher training courses which are intended support teachers in career-long professional learning. The programme begins with our foundational Exploring the Holocaust: UK Residential Course. On completion of our Exploring the Holocaust: UK Residential Course, we encourage participants to join one of our advanced training courses including Teacher Study Visits and our most advanced programme at Yad Vashem.
We can only accept 25 teachers on this programme. When allocating places on our advanced training courses, priority is given to those who have completed our Exploring the Holocaust: UK Residential Course.
On completion of the programme, participants are expected to take knowledge obtained during the course back to their classrooms or utilise the principles of site pedagogy to organise visits for their students. Participants who have previously attended a Teacher Study Visit will be asked to present to their department on the importance of site-based learning and encouraged to organise a free CPD/CLPL workshop with the Holocaust Educational Trust for their department/faculty/school and/or MAT.
How much does it cost?
The course is free to attend. The Trust will provide meals and accommodation for the duration of the course. Participants are asked to cover the costs of their own travel to Amsterdam, though the Trust can write a letter to their headteacher, requesting that these be covered by their school’s CPD budget.
How to Apply
Please click here to complete our online application form.
Application deadline: 10am Monday 5 August 2024
We will let applicants know about places on Monday 5 August 2024
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