Torpoint Community College Holocaust Education

It continues to be a pleasure to support @RWBAcademy's #HtFMeUs project. Centre colleagues were pleased to write short reflections for their summer newsletter & were delighted to see so many #Beacon alumni involved & doing wonderful things: drive.google.com/file/d/12ubitK… RT @AscendLT

Culmination of TCC’s term-and-a-half studying the Holocaust. Students completed work following the “footsteps” of members of the Federmann family through their experiences of the Holocaust. #HtFMeUs

Thankyou to teachers & #BeaconSchools for all you've done this term. We wish teachers, SLT links, survivor friends & partner orgs a safe, relaxing & refreshing spring break. To those celebrating #Passover #Easter & #Ramadan, we wish a happy, meaningful & fulfilling festival. RT

In 2020 we launched, in partnership with @HolocaustUK @HolocaustCentUK, a FREE #Belsen75 resource hub providing teachers with access to a range of resources, guidance & legacy ideas. You can sign up here: belsen75.org.uk/resources 3/3

'As survivors of the Holocaust become increasingly few with the passing of time, this anniversary is pivotal in remembering this disturbing past & collectively reflecting on its legacy.' @ralenga 2/3 #Belsen78

Today we are proud to begin our marking of the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen by British Forces. Over coming days, we will share, survivors & liberators stories, resources, information, combining education & commemoration. 1/3 #Belsen78

Today marks @TCC_BeaconHolo last day in the classroom. Mrs Lane has been an inspirational #BeaconSchool colleague, engaged in #EYP2CtW & #HtFMeUs at TCC following #Berniesjourney. Thankyou for everything! We are so excited your next steps inc. '#HtFMeUS Project Coordinator!

@UCL_Holocaust @TCC_BeaconHolo @historyhive @nghs_history @NGHS_Info @Costa_Man1 @soper_mr @hmccord78 @AR_Pearce @Hist_Teach @MattDuncan89 @Stephen_Logan @AmyBraier Thank you so much @UCL_Holocaust - it has been an absolute honour & privilege to work alongside such an incredible team - very humbled by kind words. On to the next exciting chapter!

Immense gratitude to our Holocaust Education lead Charlotte Lane, who leaves TCC today to embark on an exciting new chapter in her career. Your contribution to our school, and to Holocaust Education is immeasurable. Thank you for all that you have done for this Beacon School.

Two #QualityMark #BeaconSchool teachers, @TCC_BeaconHolo @historyhive spend final day in the classroom tomorrow: both longstanding & magnificent Holocaust T&L champions. The Centre say thankyou for your commitment, passion & partnership & send best wishes for new chapters.👏

A real privilege to welcome Bernie Graham last week to work with our 9bH students - after insightful questions Bernie gave students a challenge - ‘In 1938 my family is fragmented. Can you start to put the fragments of my family story back together?’ #HolocaustEducation

This week is UN Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism & Racial Discrimination. The Nazis' campaigned to ban ‘degenerate music’ like jazz, but African American artists, like Freddy Johnson, toured Europe. Learn more: encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/pho… @holocaustmuseum

Check out the world's first research informed KS3 Holocaust textbook 'Understanding the Holocaust: How & why did it happen?' Complete our short #onlineCPD course & secure a FREE class set for your sch. Learn more: holocausteducation.org.uk/research/publi… RT @HodderHistory @hmccord78 @HTENUK

Check out @UCL feature: How UCL-supported #BeaconSchools ensure Holocaust’s lessons are not forgotten ucl.ac.uk/news/ @MrIneson_PA @MEAcad @MrKing_MEA @WestminsterAca @Oak_Academy @SaraSinaguglia @TCC_BeaconHolo

Helga Gross attended a deaf school in Hamburg. In 1939 she & fellow pupils learned they'd have surgery so couldn't "have children who would grow up & be deaf." She was sterilized, aged 16. Learn more in our textbook Unit 2 or collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog…. RT @hmccord78 #IWD2023

'My world is music. I'm not interested in anything else...the music is so beautiful...' Watch to learn about Alice Herz-Sommer's life, the role music played in her survival, her #resistance. 'When we can play it can't be so terrible'. youtube.com/watch?v=8oxO3M…… RT #IWD2023

On International Women's Day, we remember the life & legacy of Els. #LouisaandNataliesjourney Sign up to our an immersive Holocaust T&L enrichment project, #HtFMeUs (currently in 160+ schools) & help students learn more. Email nwetherall@rwba.org.uk RT #IWD2023 @LouisaClein

On International Women's Day, we remember the life & legacy of Marianne Cohn. #Noemiesjourney Sign up to our an immersive Holocaust T&L enrichment project, #HtFMeUs (currently in 160+ schools) & help students learn more. Email nwetherall@rwba.org.uk RT #IWD2023 @nolorelmini

On International Women's Day, we remember 'Little Renee' & the woman she became. #Noemiesjourney Sign up to our an immersive Holocaust T&L enrichment project, #HtFMeUs (currently in 160+ schools) & help students learn more. Email nwetherall@rwba.org.uk RT #IWD2023 @nolorelmini

To mark #IWD2023 & across #WHM2023 we're sharing stories with Holocaust links to inform & inspire. Today, check out Anna Lehnkering's story - a target for Nazi sterilization because of her mental health- using Unit 2 of our textbook or hmd.org.uk/resource/anna-…… RT