Events

Future events

Annual Awards event 

11 schools will be receiving an award at this event on 6th February 2025. 

Shared Practice events

At these online events, schools share their good practice of teaching and learning about the Holocaust. Participants listen to a guest speaker.

Our next Shared Practice Events are 23rd April and 7th May 2025 at 4pm. Registration details to follow.

Online Drop-in sessions

Drop-in sessions provide teachers with an opportunity to speak to a member of the Vision Schools Scotland Team about their application and to clarify specific issues.

These are for schools applying for Level 1 for the first time. Keep checking this website for confirmation of dates. Drop-in sessions for schools applying for Level 2 will be arranged by request.

Annual Awards

Our 2023 event was held in January 2024 at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh. Speakers were:

• Jackie Bailie MSP
• Jackson Carlaw MSP
• Dr Paula Cowan, Director of Visions Schools Scotland
• Maria Chamberlain, author and Honorary Lecturer of Edinburgh University
• Jenny Gilruth, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
• Dr Lucy Meredith, Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of the West of Scotland.

Watch the 2023 event here - Vision Schools Awards - Jan 2024.mp4

Previous events have included:

• Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
• Michael Rosen, poet, author and broadcaster
• Cat Kirkland from the Holocaust Educational Trust
• John Swinney MSP
• Robert Rinder , Criminal Barrister and television presenter