Within this section you can find out further information on our acclaimed classroom materials, resources and lesson plans. Some of these are open-access, others are linked to particular CPD programmes. You can explore these below.

• What was a Nazi concentration camp?

  Our research shows that students have a limited, often Auschwitz-centric, understanding of the Nazi concentration camps that developed from 1933-45.

  

• Ordinary things?

  This extremely popular lesson allows students to explore the power of seemingly ordinary objects to reveal intensely moving stories about the Holocaust.

  

• Narrative links

  Students consider narratives, historical evidence, memorialisation and the responsibility for recounting the past.

  

• German Jews and the Holocaust

  We consider the challenges faced by German-Jewish families on the eve of the Second World War and reflect on Holocaust memory

  

• Life in Plauen

  Students engage with the case study of Plauen, illuminating the history of a city and its people.

  

• A note from Leon

  A note from Leon found after his death along with two wedding rings speaks of his loss and touches on something of what it means to survive the Holocaust.

  

• The void

  Students are encouraged to consider the long-term impact of the Holocaust on the physical, cultural and political landscape of Europe and reflect on these broader consequences.

  

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