Events
Teacher Conference on Teaching and Learning About the Holocaust
The first internal Teacher Conference on Teaching and Learning about the Holocaust took place on Sunday 23 June at the SEC Glasgow. The conference, a partnership between Vision Schools Scotland and the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance was free to Scottish teachers.
Key speakers included Dr Robert Williams, Executive Director, USC Shoah Foundation, Los Angeles, and UNESCO Chair on Antisemitism and Holocaust Research, and Prof. Mehnaz Afridi, Director, Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith Center, Manhattan College, New York.
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.
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
Last updated: 23/02/2024