The Holocaust Educational Trust is pleased to invite applications for our Exploring the Holocaust: UK Residential Course, which will take place in February 2026 (Derby). We welcome participation from teachers and trainees from across the UK in this free residential course.
Dates
Friday 13 February to Tuesday 17 February 2026 (Derby)
Applications close – Tuesday 13 January 2026
Programme overview
Our Exploring the Holocaust: UK Residential Course is designed to advance knowledge and inform classroom practice. Teachers will be introduced to our cross-curricular teaching pack Exploring the Holocaust and the latest pedagogical guidance for teaching about the Holocaust. Educational sessions will be delivered by experts from the Holocaust Educational Trust and prominent academics engaging with the latest scholarship on the Holocaust. The 2026 course features lectures and workshops exploring three core themes: The context of the Holocaust; Wartime persecution and murder; and Reactions to the Holocaust.
The programme has been designed for primary and secondary school teachers from across the UK who wish to explore the Holocaust through a variety of subjects including History, Citizenship/PSHE, Religious Education/Philosophy and English. Discussions will also explore the benefits and challenges of cross-curricular collaboration. Whether you are new to teaching about the Holocaust or would like to develop your skills and confidence, this course will equip you with the tools you need. We particularly welcome expressions of interest from teachers who are committed to the development of cross-curricular educational opportunities within their schools, and welcome participation from more than one teacher from each school.
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 submissions 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.
On completion of the programme, participants are expected to use the knowledge obtained in their educational practice. Following the course, participants are asked to commit to sharing future teacher training opportunities with colleagues and will be encouraged to organise a free CPD/CLPL workshop with the Holocaust Educational Trust for their ITT programme/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, though we do have a number of bursaries available, the Trust can also write a letter to their headteacher, requesting that these costs be covered by their school’s CPD budget.
Thanks to a generous funding grant, we are able to offer bursaires to support the cost of teacher cover (if the course does not take place during half-term in your area) and travel subsidies for teachers attending the programme.
How to Apply
Please click here to complete our online form.
Applications close – Tuesday 13 January 2026
This programme is supported by a grant from The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR).