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
Continuing Professional Development
The IOE offers a high quality national CPD programme in Holocaust education valued at more than £600 and delivered, free of charge, in all regions across England. Register now, select your course dates, and confirm your place to access a wide range of free teaching and learning resources.
"A moving workshop and very inspiring.
I can't wait to teach the Holocaust next term
using these materials and ideas
as the basis of my scheme of work"
History teacher, Leeds
Free to all state secondary schools
Places are available free of charge to every state secondary and middle school in England. Independent schools are eligible to participate at a subsidised rate of £100, to cover two full-day workshops, lunch and refreshments, and all educational materials.
What does the CPD include?
View an outline of the workshops, themes and activities covered in the two-day programme. Free teaching and learning resources are also provided. We further offer sustained support for the development of Holocaust education in your school, and the opportunity to continue your professional development to Masters' level, with the 30 credit module 'The Holocaust in the Curriculum', which is available free of charge to up to 300 participants in the CPD programme.
Benefits of the two-day workshop
The CPD comprises a two-day workshop provided by the Institute of Education, University of London, the United Kingdom's foremost institution for education practice, theory and policy. Responding directly to the issues and challenges identified by more than 2000 teachers surveyed in the HEDP's landmark research project, the CPD will bring the latest historical thinking and leading edge educational practice into your classroom.
It will allow you to:
- Engage with the latest Holocaust pedagogy, exploring a range of key issues, themes and questions
- Access effective, engaging and age-appropriate learning materials
- Participate in regional CPD workshops at a venue near you
- Network and share materials and expertise in an on-line community
- Bring the latest developments in learning theory and Holocaust research into the classroom
- Access national and international experts in Holocaust education
- Continue to a Masters module 'The Holocaust in the Curriculum' following the CPD (optional)
Register now and book your place at a venue near you.