Submission Guidelines
You need to submit evidence of your Holocaust Education practice to become a Vision School. Each entry should be accompanied by an (electronic) attachment which is clearly labelled and or numbered so that the Vision Schools reviewers can confirm that the relevant criteria has been met. Attachments must be Word, pdf, or jpeg documents. These can include scans of extracts of school development plans, teaching plans showing IDL and time spent on Holocaust education, student work, evaluation of school practice, and other documents.
The Vision Schools Team recommend that applicants utilise the summary section within the application form to provide their evidence for each of the criteria. This provides context to, and strengthens your submission.
Timeline for Applications
- May early June: applications are submitted
- End of June: schools receive notification regarding accreditation schools
- November: successful schools awarded Vision Schools accreditation
VISION SCHOOLS APPLICATION FORMS
Download Level 1 application form (MS Word or pdf formats)
- Vision Schools Scotland Level 1 Application Form (MS Word)
- Vision Schools Scotland Level 1 Application Form (pdf)
Download Level 2 application form (MS Word or pdf formats)
- Vision Schools Scotland Level 2 Application Form (MS Word)
- Vision Schools Scotland Level 2 Application Form (pdf)
How to Submit:
Submit by email to visionschools@uws.ac.uk
Title email: (FAO Jane Caffrey) and include your school name.
Send your complete application, and an accompanying email detailing:
- name and contact details of your school
- Lead Teacher in Holocaust Education
- Level applied for.
Send emails organised as follows:
1st email entitled Application Form
2nd email entitled Criteria 1 (with attachments)
3rd email entitled Criteria 2 (with attachments)
and so on until all criteria are sent.
Upload to OneDrive, arranged in the same formatting as the email process outlined above. Please share the link with visionschools@uws.ac.uk
Application Checklist
Ensure that you have done the following:
- Completed the application form.
- Included a brief explanation of your evidence in each of the five criteria boxes at the end of the application form
- Labelled each attachment according to the criteria
- Clearly referenced each attachment in the relevant ‘evidence’ box in the application form.
- Application forms should be returned to VisionSchools@uws.ac.uk FAO Ms Jane Caffrey between 12th April – 14th Mary 2021
What to expect after applying
Schools will be notified before the end of June of the Team’s decision. The Vision Schools Team will email this information to the Head Teacher. A member of the Team will visit successful schools to discuss their application and accreditation; and provide constructive written feedback to schools whose application the Team considers to be incomplete or weak. Schools can only apply for Vision Schools accreditation once in one year.
