Research on the field of Holocaust Education

In April 2007, in response to research and a symposium conducted by the Foundation it was announced that The Pears Foundation, in conjunction with the Government, through the Department for Children Schools and Families, would provide £1.5 million over three years to ensure that teachers are adequately provided with the training and resources they need to educate young people about the Holocaust.

In 2008 we will began establishing a Unit at the Institute of Education, the UK’s premier institution for teacher training, that works in partnership with the Foundation, the DCSF and other organisations in this field to deliver an ambitious nationwide teacher training programme that will provide teachers of History, Citizenship and Religious Studies with the opportunity to attend training with online follow up.

www.HEDPUK.org

The Institute of Education has also embarked on a national research project that has examined how the Holocaust is taught in schools and teachers' attitude to the subject.

www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/nov/07/holocaust-teaching