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Ruth-Anne Lenga, a visiting fel- Never forget: Students on a visit to Auschwitz, the
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low at the IoE and a specialist in Nazi death camp in Poland. The IoE study will focus
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warnings of this atrocity are firmly whether it is in history, citizen- September next year. Teachers can done a lot of work ourselves on the surround it.
I want to go home
understood in ways that encourage ship or RE. We also want to know also participate online. Holocaust in the past,” he said. “What we would also welcome,
our children to conceive of and work whether we have over-saturation of The survey was launched on “It does not matter really wheth- and is not included in this survey,
Zimbabwean teacher and
for a more humane future.” this in the curriculum, as has been Sunday (November 9) to coin- er the Holocaust is taught in history would be research on the impact
refugee Matthew Sanyanga
The research will be led by Dr suggested by some in the past.” cide with the 70th anniversary of or any other subject, but it must be of Holocaust education on young
was forced to flee the country
Stuart Foster, an expert in history in Among the questions that will Kristallnacht, which marked the taught so we do not recreate the people from key stage 2 onwards,
education. He said that while history be addressed will be the time spent turning point in the reign of Nazi conditions that led to this event at in particular to examine historical
after refusing to
was a compulsory part of the curric- on teaching about the Holocaust, terror against the Jews. It is esti- any point in the future. It is vital that knowledge and explore the impact
indoctrinate his
ulum, little was known about teach- how teachers feel about covering mated that half of German Jews the lessons of the past are learned of having one theme taught by a
pupils into the ers’ attitudes and perceptions of it, whether the background of their left their homes to find sanctuary and that it is taught properly.” variety of subjects.
cult of Robert it. Existing, smaller-scale research pupils affects the way that they elsewhere, after they were attacked, A spokeswoman for the “It would also be useful to
Mugabe.
suggested the Holocaust was a dif- teach it, and the issues they have and their synagogues and business- Historical Association said: “The understand how learning about the
Sara Dixon
ficult and emotive topic that many encountered when teaching the es burned and vandalised. Holocaust is an important part of Holocaust influences young peo-
hears his
felt ill-equipped to handle. Holocaust. John Bangs, head of the education 20th century history, which raises ple’s attitudes to events and attitudes
“This survey will shed light on Questionnaires are to be sent to at the National Union of Teachers, important questions for young peo- occurring in the world today.”
story
the challenges that teachers face all secondary schools in England, said the survey was timely. ple, historians and the public today.
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when teaching this complex and which will be followed by inter- “We have a deputation going “It is essential that future gen- • For details and to take part in the
demanding subject,” he said. views and case studies early next out to Israel shortly to meet with erations know about what happened survey online, visit
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