We are the world leader for research-informed teacher and student education. Our high-impact programmes deepen knowledge and understanding of the genocide and powerfully explore its contemporary significance.
Since 2009, our CPD programmes and educational research have had a major impact on Holocaust education in England. At the same time, through international projects we have had a significant influence on teaching and learning about the Holocaust around the world.

Challenging the misconceptions and inaccuracies that persist in common understanding of the Holocaust is of central importance to society. Our research identified entrenched misunderstandings and significant gaps in student knowledge leading to a step-change in how this history is taught in schools, nationally and internationally. This large-scale research involved more than 3,000 teachers in 2009 and 2019/20, and 10,000 students in 2016.

Our teacher development programmes benefit thousands of English secondary teachers, transforming classroom practice, and enriching the knowledge and understanding of millions of students.

Our research has also resulted in the production of the Centre’s ground-breaking school textbook, and led to the development of a pre-service teacher-training programme ‘Addressing Antisemitism in Schools’ for UNESCO, employed in more than 60 countries worldwide.
All of the Centre’s taught programmes are offered free of charge to teachers and schools and are robustly underpinned by school-based research. The Centre has worked with c. 30,000 teachers and offers extensive support for more than 200 Beacon Schools nationwide.

The Centre is part of the UCL Institute of Education, consistently ranked number one in the world for education.