Supporting Holocaust Survivor Testimony in Teaching

CPD Videos for Teachers

Using recorded Holocaust survivor testimony in the classroom

We have created three 10–15 minute videos to introduce teachers to the power, complexity, and responsibility of using recorded Holocaust survivor testimony in the classroom. Each Video offers clear guidance, practical strategies, and reflective insights to help you include testimony thoughtfully, safely, and meaningfully with your students.

Video One

What Is Recorded Holocaust Testimony?

This bideo explores what oral testimony is, why survivors chose to speak, and how archives and technical choices shape the stories we hear in the recordings.

It helps teachers understand testimony as both personal memory and historical witness, and shows how to support students in listening with care and critical awareness.

Video Two

Teaching with Testimony: Age, Appropriateness, and Selection

This video focuses on choosing testimony responsibly for different age groups. It offers practical advice on navigating large archives, using transcripts effectively, and selecting clips that illuminate key themes without overwhelming students.

It also shows how testimony can deepen historical discussions in classrooms and challenge learners' assumptions.

Video Three

Emerging Technologies: Opportunities and Concerns

This video introduces interactive testimony and AI-supported tools, explaining how they can enrich learning while also outlining their limits and some of the dangers of deepfake technologies.

The video guides teachers through ethical use, safeguarding, representation, and transparency — helping them to frame these technologies in ways that protect authenticity and support meaningful engagement.

Together, these videos will help you bring survivor voices into your classroom with confidence, sensitivity, and purpose, supporting learners in listening closely, thinking deeply, and engaging with the Holocaust in a humanising and historically grounded way.

 

Handbook
Teacher Handbook
Five sections covering Holocaust education, testimony pedagogy, lesson guidance, emerging technologies, and further resources
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Supporting Holocaust Survivor Testimony in Teaching is an exciting and innovative new programme delivered by the Holocaust Educational Trust on behalf of the Department for Education.