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SUMMARY:Teaching About the Holocaust in English Secondary Schools: Challen
 ges\, Complexities and Concerns - Professor Stuart Foster\, Executive Dire
 ctor of the Institute of Education’s Centre for Holocaust Education (Uni
 versity of London)
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CONTACT:Alexis Artaud de La Ferriere
DESCRIPTION:The Holocaust has been a compulsory topic for inclusion within
  the National Curriculum for history in England since 1990.  Despite its m
 andatory status\, however\, teachers are offered no specific guidance on h
 ow to teach this complex\, potentially contentious and often challenging s
 ubject.  Furthermore\, prior to 2009\, no detailed national research study
  had been conducted which provided a comprehensive picture of how the Holo
 caust was taught in schools across the country.  In direct response to the
 se demands and challenges\, in 2009\, the IOE’s Centre for Holocaust Edu
 cation produced the first ever large-scale\, national research study into 
 teaching about the Holocaust. Based on the detailed response of more than 
 2\,000 teachers the national study offered a rich and fascinating insight 
 into the understandings\, perspectives and practice of classroom teachers.
   It provided substantial answers to a range of questions such as: in what
  subject(s) was the Holocaust being taught? To what age groups? For how ma
 ny hours? What content did teachers include? What textbooks and resources 
 did they use? What were the aims of teachers? How was the Holocaust define
 d? What knowledge did teachers have? What preparation or training had teac
 hers received? The presentation will provide an overview of some of the ke
 y findings of the national report and discuss additional findings from sub
 sequent follow-up studies conducted between 2009 and 2013.  In particular 
 the presentation will explore some of the key challenges and concerns teac
 hers encounter when teaching this emotive and complex subject.  It will al
 so offer critical reflection on the implication of current practice for se
 condary school students’ knowledge and understanding of the Holocaust. 
LOCATION: Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ in r
 oom 1S3
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