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
January 9, 2024
by Jane Caffrey
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On Sunday 21 January 2024, The Holocaust Educational Trust will host a Scottish Teacher Study Seminar (10:00-16:30 – in-person – the Melting Pot, 15 Calton Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8DL – Edinburgh City Centre) Our Scottish Teacher Study Seminar will explore … Continue reading
January 21, 2021
by Jane Caffrey
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As we approach Holocaust Memorial Day on 27th January 2021, Professor Henry Maitles has written a blog post explaining why we must never forget the horrors of the Holocaust. Read it here: BLOG: Holocaust Memorial Day – we must never … Continue reading
April 1, 2020
by Jane Caffrey
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RESPONSE TO COVID 19 SCHOOL SUBMISSIONS Our thanks to those schools who have submitted their applications for 2020. In response to teacher requests, we have extended our deadline and are continuing to do our very best to accommodate schools at … Continue reading
February 3, 2020
by Jane Caffrey
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To read some Book Reviews, by some of our Vision Schools Scotland Teachers, Click on the Resources tab. Books reviewed are: A Nazi in the Family – Derek Niemann White Bird – R J Palacio The Long Night – a … Continue reading
January 29, 2020
by Jane Caffrey
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It’s been a busy few days for #VisionSchools #HMD2020 We attended the National Holocaust Memorial Event for Scotland at the Scottish Parliament on 27th January 2020. The theme of Stand Together explores how genocidal regimes throughout history have deliberately fractured societies by marginalising certain … Continue reading
January 29, 2020
by Jane Caffrey
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Stand Up to Racism Holocaust Memorial Day events took place in Glasgow on Tuesday evening with with Danielle Bett from the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities, Mohamed Asif from the Scottish Afghan Society and Henry Maitles, UWS professor and author … Continue reading
November 26, 2019
by Jane Caffrey
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Please see this great article featuring one of our Vision Schools; Kelso High School who achieved Level 1 at the Scottish Parliament Awards Ceremony on 7th November. https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/teacher-praised-for-holocaust-lessons-1-5050166 University of the West of Scotland Kelso High School For more information on … Continue reading
November 9, 2018
by Catriona Oates
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Jenny Carson, from our partners, the Holocaust Education Trust, attended our awards ceremony at the Scottish Parliament yesterday. Jenny was kind enough to offer some twilight professional learning for interested teachers in advance of Thursday’s awards. Some 20 teachers from … Continue reading
