July 30, 2025
by Jane Caffrey
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Vision Schools Scotland were hosted by Yad Vashem and Grodzka Gate NN Theatre Centre (the Lublin Jewish historical centre) for a week long seminar for Scottish Teachers in July. The itinerary included: Site visits and tours to the death camps … Continue reading
July 14, 2025
by Jane Caffrey
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Remember the Genocide in Bosnia Henry Maitles, Emeritus Professor of Education, UWS. Over the period of a few days in July 1995, exactly 30 years ago, some 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were … Continue reading
April 24, 2025
by Jane Caffrey
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Please read Emeritus Professor of Education Henry Maitles article Human dignity and honour’: remembering the Warsaw Ghetto uprising https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/25094089.human-dignity-honour-remembering-warsaw-ghetto-uprising/ The Herald: April 21, 2025 ‘Human Dignity and Honour’: remembering the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Henry Maitles, Emeritus Professor of Education, University of … Continue reading
January 28, 2025
by Jane Caffrey
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The Herald – 27 January 2025 Never Again! Remembering the Holocaust Henry Maitles, Emeritus Professor of Education, UWS On this day, 27th January, in 1945, the Red Army arrived at Auschwitz. Its horrors shocked even those battle-hardened troops, many of … Continue reading
January 27, 2025
by Jane Caffrey
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Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration camp complex, and the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Bosnia. Emeritus Professor Henry Maitles and Dr Andrew Killen, UWS and Vision … Continue reading
January 27, 2025
by Jane Caffrey
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Putting the Banality of Evil on Screen • International Socialism
December 12, 2024
by Jane Caffrey
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JOINT VISION SCHOOLS SCOTLAND /HET EVENT IN ABERDEEN – October 2024 This event at St Machar Academy was attended by more than 300 students, and 30 teachers attended the Career Long Professional Learning Event that followed. Guest speaker Holocaust survivor, … Continue reading
November 6, 2024
by Jane Caffrey
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Vision Schools would like to extend an opportunity for you to Study Citizenship & Holocaust Education Module in January 2025! For Schools applying for their Level 1 application, this module relates to Criteria 5 of your application! The school identifies Continued Professional … Continue reading
July 11, 2024
by Jane Caffrey
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Vision Schools Scotland, in partnership with the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) held its first international conference on teaching and learning about the Holocaust at the SEC, Glasgow on Sunday 23 June 2024. Lord Eric Pickles, United Kingdom Special Envoy … Continue reading
May 1, 2024
by Jane Caffrey
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Teacher Conference on Teaching and Learning About the Holocaust A partnership between Vision Schools Scotland and the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, this teacher conference will be held at SEC, Glasgow on Sunday 23rd June. Key speakers are Dr. Robert Williams, Executive Director, … Continue reading
