The Holocaust Educational Trust is proud to be part of the Vision Schools Scotland (VSS) project. Working in partnership with the University of the West of Scotland, the Trust will provide Career-long Professional Learning (CLPL) opportunities to schools across Scotland.
We welcome applications from teachers engaging in VSS on our residential CLPL courses, we are also pleased to offer free in-school CLPL.
There is no charge for teachers attending any of our residential programmes. Teachers undertaking these courses are required to pay their own travel (for example to Łódź, Leicester, or Lublin), other costs are subsidised by the Holocaust Educational Trust.
Our bespoke in-school teacher training workshops/CLPL sessions are delivered free of charge, we only ask institutions to cover travel (and where necessary accommodation) for an Education Officer to come out from London.
The Trust organises a range of residential CLPL courses for teachers each year including our Exploring the Holocaust UK Residential Course, Teacher Study Visits and our Annual Teacher Training Course at Yad Vashem.
We also offer free online Introductory Training Sessions; free online and in-person Teacher Study Seminars which engage with historical topics and the pedagogy of teaching about the Holocaust; and one-day historical walking tours across the UK.
Our Exploring the Holocaust UK Residential Course is aimed at all teachers exploring the Holocaust in their schools. This course serves as the first step in our educational programme and is designed for teachers from all subjects to advance subject knowledge and inform classroom practice. We particularly welcome applications 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. Our 2026 course will take place in Derby from Friday 13 February (from 7pm) to Tuesday 17 February 2026, to apply please click here.
Our Teacher Study Visits aim to build on the discussions raised at our Exploring the Holocaust UK Residential Course, furthering subject knowledge through site-based learning. As experts in authentic site-based education, our programme aims to encourage the development of site specific knowledge, alongside critical exploration of the role of site-based visits within Holocaust education. For details of upcoming Teacher Study Visits please click here.
Our Advanced Teacher Training Course with Yad Vashem is our most comprehensive course. Many of those who undertake our Exploring the Holocaust UK Residential progress to complete our course with Yad Vashem. The programme is composed of a one-day introductory seminar, an overseas visit in partnership with Yad Vashem and a follow-up weekend in the UK. Yad Vashem is a world leader for research into Holocaust education, commemorative practice and historical knowledge. The course gives teachers the opportunity to hear from leading Holocaust academics, allows for reflection on current classroom practice, and showcases lesson resources. For details of upcoming projects please click here
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