ROUND UP Reflecting on the past


Inspire your students with the National Holocaust Centre and Museum’s transformative primary, secondary and higher education history learning programmes.


our civilisation is and how deeply human cruelty can run. In a world of increasing division and


intolerance, now is the time for students to learn about the consequences of hate, the importance of critical thinking and how our choices define us.


Curriculum links HISTORY Students learn about pre-war Jewish life, antisemitism, the Nazi rise to power, discrimination, Kristallnacht, ghettos and the final solution. They examine people’s choices within these contexts. PSHE This is evidential, values-based learning prompting students to examine their own choices and identity, and inspiring them to stand up and challenge hate. ENGLISH Inspiring students to enhance their literacy skills by reading works such as The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank) and The Book Thief.


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THE JOURNEY PRIMARY LEARNING PROGRAMME


Step back in time “The journey you go on – the educators, the artefacts – it’s hands-on, special, something children never forget.” Pupils explore the tactile, immersive and award-


winning Journey exhibition at the National Holocaust Centre and Museum. Each room is designed to accurately reflect a point in Leo’s journey and the historical context. Pupils follow the story of Leo, a fictitious ten-year-old Jewish boy from 1930s Nazi governed Berlin to safety in England via the Kindertransport. Leo is based on inspirational survivor


testimonies. Pupils step into another time and place. They investigate Leo’s story and experience lightbulb moments. Their learning is a joy to watch. Everything is age appropriate.


Key Stage 2 pupils: • Listen to a survivor’s inspirational story on film or in person.


• Explore the nature of choices, identity and what it means to belong.


• Challenge ideas, perspectives and stereotypes. In today’s social context, it’s important young


people develop critical thinking skills and reflect on their own values as part of their mental health and wellbeing.


Curriculum links HISTORY Pupils learn about events in Nazi Germany


immediately before World War II, which led to child refugees seeking safety via the Kindertransport in the UK.


CITIZENSHIP, SMSC AND PSHE This is values-based learning. Pupils prepare to play an active role as a citizen. They learn how to develop good relationships and respect differences between people.


RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Pupils describe different practices and ways of life in religions and understand how these stem from and are closely aligned to teaching and beliefs.


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SECONDARY HISTORY LEARNING PROGRAMME


“Yesterday I witnessed a unique experience. The questions and comments on students’ return were breathtaking.” This programme is all about investigative


learning and critical thinking. Students explore the Centre’s award-winning Holocaust exhibition and discover the steps leading to genocide. After listening to survivor testimony via film or


in person and reflecting in the picturesque memorial grounds, students leave with essential life learnings that will stay with them forever. The Holocaust is a warning about how thin


44 www.education-today.co.uk September 2019 HIGHER EDUCATION


The National Holocaust Centre and Museum provides a PGCE programme and hosts university visits. Take a look at what is available:


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