The new collaboration between the Centre for Holocaust Education (at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society), Star Academies and Outwood Grange Academy Trust (OGAT) is part of a renewed effort to eradicate mistruths and confusion about the Holocaust in England’s schools and counter the rise of antisemitism.
Involving schools and teachers from across both MATs, the initiative will see thousands of Key Stage 3 students taught about the Holocaust, its lasting impact and the many prejudices, misunderstandings and falsehoods that have pervaded.
The initiative was announced at an event on Wednesday 18 January 2023, celebrating 10 years of the Centre’s landmark Beacon Schools programme, which has impacted more than 2,000 schools through Beacon networks - with over 1.6 million students benefitting year on year from their teachers’ professional development.
