Vision Schools Scotland

Glasgow Walking Tour and Student Study Seminar / A two-day project in partnership with the Holocaust Educational Trust, 12/02/23 – 13/02/23.

Holocaust Educational Trust – Glasgow Walking Tour and Teacher Study Seminar (het.org.uk)

A reminder that the Holocaust Educational Trust and Vision Schools Scotland will be hosting their Glasgow Walking Tour and Teacher Study Seminar on Sunday 12 and Monday 13 February 2023 (programmes below).

We are looking to finalise participant numbers with the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre as soon as possible.

 If you are planning to attend, please could you complete the following registration form: https://forms.gle/7scm1EQ4fhRG3dr79

The form asks for the following information and should only take a moment to complete:

• Your name:
• Your phone number
• Emergency contact (name)
• Emergency contact (phone number)
• Do you have any medical / access needs we should be aware of?
• We will be providing lunch on Monday. Do you have any dietary requirements?
• Is there anything else you need to tell us?

Please complete the above information on the form available here: https://forms.gle/7scm1EQ4fhRG3dr79

We will only retain this information until the end of the programme.

If you signed up with colleagues, please can you ask every member of your group to complete this form.

Programmes

Sunday 12 February (10:00-16:00)

Our walking tour will begin at 10:00 at Garnethill Synagogue (entrance via 29 Garnet Street – https://sjhc.org.uk/plan-your-visit/). From Garnethill we will take a coach to sites in the city centre, before moving to sites in Govanhill after lunch. We will conclude back in the city centre at approximately 16:00.

The tour will be led by Jeremy Leigh. Jeremy Leigh is a lecturer in Jewish History at Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem and author of Holocaust Sites in Germany, Poland and Austria and Jewish Journeys.

We will have limited opportunities to purchase food on the day, we ask that you bring a packed lunch with you.

Monday 13 February (09:45-16:30)

Monday will take place in the Scottish Jewish Archives/Heritage Centre (again access is via 29 Garnet Street – https://sjhc.org.uk/plan-your-visit/).

The programme for the day is as follows:

09:45-10:00      Welcome, introducing the day, introducing Vision Schools

10:00-12:00      Exploring the pedagogy of site education – Jeremy Leigh, Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem

12:00-12:30      The UK Holocaust Map – Alex Maws, The Association of Jewish Refugees

12:30-13:15      Lunch (a kosher vegetarian and vegan lunch will be provided – As a working Orthodox synagogue, you are not permitted to bring food and drink into the building).

13:15-14:45       Scottish Jewish Archives/Heritage Centre tour and learning offer – Harvey Kaplan, Scottish Jewish Archives Centre Director, Deborah Haase, Honorary Curator SJAC, Kerry Patterson, Manager Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre

14:45-16:15       Taking the long view – helping young people make better sense of Holocaust related sites – Dr Alasdair Richardson, University of Winchester

16:15-16:30      Feedback and conclude

We will be back in touch a couple of days before the visit with a few final reminders of what to bring. Please do look out for that email and let us know if you have any questions.

If you have colleagues who would like to join this visit, please ask them to email TeacherCPD@het.org.uk as soon as possible so that we can confirm programme numbers.

An evil to which we must say: Never again – Article in The Herald 30th January 2023 by Henry Maitles is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of the West of Scotland.  Read it here:

https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/23277642.evil-must-say-never/