Children studying in a clandestine school in the Kovno ghetto, Lithuania. USHMM, courtesy of Eliezer Zilberis 
A priest and several nuns pose with a group of children at a Franciscan convent school in Lomna, Poland where Jewish children were hidden during the German occupation. USHMM, courtesy of Lidia Kleinman Siciarz 
German passport for Hilde Schindler with the given middle name of Sara and stamped with J for Jude (Jew) Courtesy of the Jewish Museum London
Jewish children at the children’s home in Izieu, France. Soon afterwards they were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau and murdered. Copyright © Yad Vashem 
Identity cards like this one were issued to all children who came to Britain with the 'Kindertransport', the organised groups of Jewish refugees who escaped from Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia in 1938-9 Courtesy of the Jewish Museum London
National and International Events
SHP Conference - July 2010
Paul Salmons will be giving a key note address to teachers at the 2010 School's History Project Conference in Leeds, 3-5 July. The HEDP's Head of Curriculum and Development will be speaking on 'The Struggle for Memory: The Holocaust in History and History in the Curriculum'. For further details about the programme, including the wide range of exciting workshops please visit www.schoolshistoryproject.org.uk/conference or click on the attachment at the end of this page.
USC Shoah Foundation - May 2010
A workshop at the Central European University organised by the USC Shoah Foundation Institute
A New Generation of Learning: Holocaust Education and the Internet
Kay Andrews represented the HEDP at a recent workshop convened by the USC Shoah Foundation Institute (SFI) and held at the CEU in Budapest. The workshop brought together SFI partners from across Europe, including those working in the Ukraine, Slovakia, France and Poland. Issues discussed included Holocaust denial on the internet, as well as how young people engage with the new media of web 2.0 and 3.0. Kay gave two presentations, the first introduced the work of the HEDP and the role of the internet, the second focused specifically on a new learning tool being developed by the HEDP for use by Year 9 students. Feedback on this new learning tool was tremendously positive with colleagues from across Europe keen to hear more of its future developments. The workshop also gave participants the opportunity to try the SFIs new online learning resource Iwitness.
TES Education north – April 2010
On Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th April the HEDP had a stand at the TES Education north event held in Manchester. The show, which attracts teachers from across the UK, gave HEDP staff the opportunity to meet many teachers, to hear about their CPD needs in Holocaust Education and to recruit them for the national HEDP CPD.
HEDP and Conference on Jewish Education – April 2010
On Thursday 29th April 2010, Amy Philip (The Pears Foundation), Alice Pettigrew and Ruth-Anne Lenga (HEDP) present the findings of the HEDP research to delegates at a conference on 'Research in Jewish Education'. The session raises questions and issues that relate to the teaching of the Holocaust within Jewish educational contexts. The event is organised by the United Jewish Israel Appeal (UJIA).
Teachers’ TV – March 2010
Teachers TV have featured the IOE's groundbreaking approach to Holocaust education in two new programmes and a series of 'lesson starters'. The powerful 15 minute programmes follow Year 9 students as they access this complex and emotive history through materials created by the IOE's Holocaust Education Development Programme. The IOE has also created new support materials for teachers wishing to use the new 'lesson starters' in their classroom, and all are available free of charge at the Teachers' TV website.
London Jewish Cultural Centre – March 2010
On 11th March HEDP staff presented their work to the Holocaust survivor group at the London Jewish Cultural Centre. Paul Salmons and Kay Andrews were able to share the findings of the HEDP research report as well as providing details of the CPD programme. The presentation was well received and gave survivors the chance to raise questions about the future of Holocaust education.
Other upcoming events
The HEDP will be represented at future conferences including the TES Education Show 2010 in London in October.
Congratulations from HEDP team
HEDP would like to extend congratulations and good wishes to Holocaust survivors Ben Helfgott, Jack Kagan and Josef Perl on their recent 80th birthdays.