Teaching of Holocaust in schools examined
18 November 2015
The Education Committee holds a one-off evidence session on the focus, quality and impact of Holocaust education on young people.
Witnesses
Tuesday 1 December 2015, Wilson Room, Portcullis House
At 9.30am
- Rt Hon Sir Eric Pickles MP, UK Envoy on Post-Holocaust Issues
- Paul Salmons, Director, Centre for Holocaust Education
- Karen Pollock MBE, Chief Executive, Holocaust Educational Trust
- Dame Helen Hyde, Headmistress, Watford Grammar School for Girls
At 10.30am
- Professor Michael Rosen, Professor of Children's Literature, Goldsmiths University of London
- Gertrude Silman, Honorary Life President, Holocaust Survivors' Friendship Association
- Andy Lawrence, History teacher, Hampton School
- Sarah O'Hanlon, Holocaust Educational Trust Ambassador
The Committee has also published written evidence submitted to the inquiry from the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, the NASUWT, and Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis.
Further information
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