What is the UCL Centre for Holocaust Education? We are part of the leading institution in teacher development in the United Kingdom and a world-class provider of Holocaust education. UCL Centre for Holocaust Education, established in 2008, is part of University College London, the UK’s foremost institution for educational research, theory and practice and rated the world’s leading university for education for the last four year running in the QS World Rankings. UCL Institute of Education has been judged Outstanding by Ofsted at every level and on every criteria of Initial Teacher Education, and was given the prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize in 2015, the highest award for any UK university in recognition of world class excellence. UCL Centre for Holocaust Education combines extensive research into classroom needs with a teacher development programme and effective educational resources specifically designed to meet these challenges. This is the first time anywhere in the world that a Holocaust education programme has been so responsive to the needs of the classroom, built upon national research with more than 2,000 teachers and, most recently, research with more than 8,000 secondary school students in England. What is the UCL Beacon School Programme? Each year, 15 secondary schools are invited to embark on one of the most ambitious school development programmes in England. Expenses-paid four-day residential seminar in London Expenses-paid teacher study visit to sites of the Holocaust in Poland Free CPD for school staff Exceptional teaching and learning materials Ongoing support from a personal mentor at the world’s leading university for education. Free of charge All aspects of the programme are provided to schools free of charge, including hotels, flights, excursions, meals, CPD, venues, and university expertise and consultancy. Aims The UCL Centre for Holocaust Education works with schools to enable young people to deepen their understanding of the significance of the Holocaust and to explore its relevance for their own lives and the contemporary world.
What is the UCL Centre for Holocaust Education? We are part of the leading institution in teacher development in the United Kingdom and a world-class provider of Holocaust education. UCL Centre for Holocaust Education, established in 2008, is part of University College London, the UK’s foremost institution for educational research, theory and practice and rated the world’s leading university for education for the last four year running in the QS World Rankings. UCL Institute of Education has been judged Outstanding by Ofsted at every level and on every criteria of Initial Teacher Education, and was given the prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize in 2015, the highest award for any UK university in recognition of world class excellence. UCL Centre for Holocaust Education combines extensive research into classroom needs with a teacher development programme and effective educational resources specifically designed to meet these challenges. This is the first time anywhere in the world that a Holocaust education programme has been so responsive to the needs of the classroom, built upon national research with more than 2,000 teachers and, most recently, research with more than 8,000 secondary school students in England. What is the UCL Beacon School Programme? Each year, 15 secondary schools are invited to embark on one of the most ambitious school development programmes in England. Expenses-paid four-day residential seminar in London Expenses-paid teacher study visit to sites of the Holocaust in Poland Free CPD for school staff Exceptional teaching and learning materials Ongoing support from a personal mentor at the world’s leading university for education. Free of charge All aspects of the programme are provided to schools free of charge, including hotels, flights, excursions, meals, CPD, venues, and university expertise and consultancy. Aims The UCL Centre for Holocaust Education works with schools to enable young people to deepen their understanding of the significance of the Holocaust and to explore its relevance for their own lives and the contemporary world.
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