The National Holocaust Centre & Museum

Our learning programmes, delivered at our beautiful garden museum in north Nottinghamshire, build knowledge and encourage critical thinking. When we teach about the Holocaust, we ensure that we link the thought processes and conspiracy theories that created the genocide to the challenges of antisemitism and online hate today. All students have access to our museum collections and hear testimony from our family of Holocaust survivors. We teach why the Holocaust happened through a spiral curriculum that supports students all the way from Year 5 to 13. The four-hour visit is led by our team of former school teachers.

Key Stage 2 children follow the journey of Leo, a German Jewish boy in 1930s Berlin. Leo is a composite character based on Holocaust survivor testimonies. Children learn about how Leo is persecuted by the Nazis and escapes to England on the Kindertransport. Pupils handle objects and multiple extras are available, including our popular Be Inspired To Write programme.

For Key Stages 3-5, students learn about antisemitism, past and present, through the contents of our Holocaust Exhibition. We ask students to analyse responsibility for the Holocaust and to critically evaluate social media and our responsibilities today. Once again, a range of extras are available including exam writing workshops.

Our programmes benefit pupils in History, English, Religious Education, PSHE and Citizenship.Many schools choose us because our programmes are focused on the personal development of young people, a key part of the Ofsted inspection framework.

Our museum’s education team welcomes and visits thousands of students every year across the country. Our museum is unique – we are the UK’s only dedicated Holocaust museum – and we teach this difficult history in a beautiful setting, encouraging young people to think about the lessons of the Holocaust for today.

Our Journey Exhibition is the only one of its kind in Europe. Similarly, our Holocaust Exhibition, museum collections and gardens can be found nowhere else. Our educators provide expertise, access to artefacts and creativity that no other educator can provide, in or out of school. We are a family and we retain our warmth in everything that we do. We look forward to welcoming you and your students.

We have the LOtC Quality Badge.

Our programmes benefit pupils in History, English, Religious Education, PSHE and Citizenship at Key Stages 2-5. Many schools choose us because our programmes are focused on the personal development of young people, a key part of the Ofsted inspection framework.

When you book, you are able to choose a range of additional extras for pupils for your itinerary, depending on the age of the students and their curriculum focus. Primary students can choose additional workshops based on reading and writing skills; secondary students can choose extra workshops based on the requirements of the History, English Language and Religious Studies GCSE exams. Before you visit, we will ask you to complete a questionnaire that allows you to tell us about what your students have been learning in school and any adaptations that are required to ensure all students benefit fully from the day.

Our programmes are designed to be fully inclusive for students with special educational needs and disabilities. All of our educators are former teachers in state schools; all have many years of experience and all of our full-time educators have completed the UCL MA in Holocaust Education.

Maximum 180 students.

Our museum’s education team have developed a suite of learning resources for you to use with your own classes before and after your visit, enabling your students to prepare their thinking and questions as well as to reflect on their experience afterwards and consolidate their new knowledge and skills. These were developed by our educators, using the expertise of Holocaust educators in primary, secondary, Further Education and Higher Education settings. They have all been tested with school groups. Many schools send us examples of their follow-up work and activities – we love to receive these.

Yes.

We provide full risk assessments for primary and secondary school visiting groups.

Sarah and Ann

C: 01623 836627

E: bookings@holocaust.org.uk

• £9.00 per pupil. £1.50 per pupil for extras. Teachers are free in a ratio of 1:10

• There is a £150 fee for groups smaller than 18 pupils

8 members of staff are first-aid trained. We also have a Designated Safeguarding Lead and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.

• Memorial Hall
• Classrooms and Learning Centre
• Exhibitions
• Gardens
• Book Shop for teachers and students
• Café
• Toilets

We have accessible toilets, parking and a lift.

All our programmes have been reviewed by primary and secondary SENDCos to ensure that they are accessible to all students.

We are open all year round, Sunday to Friday 10:00 to 16:30 with last admission at 15:30. School groups can arrive earlier than 10:00 to begin their itinerary.

“We had an excellent day… incredibly thought-provoking and well organised. Our students were encouraged to reflect on events not only during the Holocaust itself but how it links to current events and lessons we should learn and apply in our own lives. Our students valued the opportunity to stretch their knowledge of this time in history.” Secondary school teacher.

“We have found this the most incredible experience. The staff were immensely knowledgeable and informative and tailored everything to the needs of our children. We will be returning every year as we feel the learning is crucial to the moral development of the children.” Primary school teacher.

“Of all the Holocaust museums I have visited around the world, Beth Shalom is the only place I leave feeling uplifted.”

Eva Schloss MBE, Holocaust survivor and step-sister of Anne Frank