In 2025, the Holocaust Educational Trust will be hosting a Lessons from Auschwitz CLPL workshop for teachers across Scotland.
- Online sessions will take place on Zoom.
- You will need a computer with a camera and microphone to participate.
- Our in-person seminar will take place at the Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre in Glasgow.
- To sign up for either seminar please click here
Online seminars: Monday 24 and Wednesday 26 March 2025 (16:30-18:30)
Online workshop programme: Monday 24 March 2025 (16:30-18:30) on Zoom
16:30-18:00: Teaching about the Holocaust across the school
In this session, the Teacher Training Team from the Holocaust Educational Trust will explore how we can teach about the Holocaust holistically across our schools. Using free online resources created by the Trust, the session will explore how we can engage pupils from P6/7 upwards in discussions about Holocaust-related issues and the history of the Holocaust in an age-appropriate and supportive manner. We will additionally introduce our work with the Vision Schools Scotland programme, as well as exploring the possibilities which exist for integrating local research and site visits into teaching about Scotland’s relationship to the Holocaust.
18:00-18:30: Integrating local history into the curriculum: Erika’s Suitcase
The Erika’s Suitcase project explores the story of Erika Schulhof Rybeck who arrived in Scotland on the Kindertransport in 1939 and attended the Sacred Heart Convent School in Aberdeen. In this session, Alison Üstün, the librarian at Harlaw Academy, will introduce the research she undertook for the project and some of the lessons she learned about engaging students in local histories of the Holocaust (@ErikasSuitcase).
Online workshop programme: Wednesday 26 March 2025 (16:30-18:30) on Zoom
16:30-16:45: Welcome
16:45-17:15: Integrating a broader view of Scottish Jewish History: The Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre
In this session, Kerry Patterson will introduce the work of the Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre which is situated at the site of Garnethill Synagogue in Glasgow. The Centre provides a space where we can holistically study both the experiences of the Scottish Jewish community during the Second World War, as well as the stories Jewish refugees who made their home in Scotland during the 1930s. The Centre helps schools to explore the broader history of Scottish-Jewry, including the themes of migration and identity from 1830 explored in Higher History. The Scottish Holocaust-era Study Centre opened in 2021, complements this learning by exploring the experiences of Jewish refugees who came to Scotland from Nazi-occupied Europe (sjhc.org.uk/)
17:15-17:45: Engaging with local sites via the Association of Jewish Refugee’s ‘UK Holocaust Map’
In this session, Alex Maws, Head of Education and Heritage at the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) will introduce the ‘UK Holocaust Map’ and consider how the AJR can support the inclusion of local stories into Scottish classrooms.
17:45-18:15: Hearing the voices of those who came to Scotland: Gathering the Voices
The Gathering the Voices project provides audio and video testimonies about the experiences of Jewish refugees from Nazi persecution before and after they came to Scotland. The site provides full transcripts alongside recordings supporting teachers to put a human face to history and enabling students to explore local stories in their classrooms. Designed for use within the Curriculum for Excellence framework, Gathering the Voices has recently worked with Poppy Scotland to create teaching resources and lesson plans for primary and secondary schools exploring the topic of the Kindertransport. The website contains an extensive number of teaching resources and is available via GLOW.
18:15-18:30: Conclusion and close
In-person seminar: Sunday 22 June 2025 *Sessions as described above
10:00: Coffee and Welcome
10:15-11:45: Teaching about the Holocaust across the school
11:45-12:00: Coffee Break
12:00-13:30: Integrating a broader view of Scottish Jewish History: The Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre. Including tour of Garnethill Synagogue to include displays, learning kits and looking at original archival material from the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre. *For those who have recently toured the Centre staff from the Holocaust Educational Trust will be hosting a workshop exploring the history of Jewish refugees who came to Scotland.
13:30-14:15: Lunch and refreshments will be provided at the in-person event.
14:15-15:30: Sites of Holocaust memory in Scotland: The Association of Jewish Refugees ‘UK-Holocaust Map’ and Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre's Garnethill Refugee Trail.
15:30-16:00: Integrating local history into the curriculum: Erika’s Suitcase
16:00-16:30: Conclusions and feedback
To sign up for either seminar please click here