Learning & Events
Take a look at the outstanding professional development we offer educators, along with our thought-provoking community events. Explore our Facing History United Kingdom calendar today and find an opportunity near you or online!
Celebrating Black History Drop Down Day
Virtual
Through participation in this off-timetable day, young people will consider the importance of Black history and learn about important Black British figures. This event is for teachers in the UK.
Upstanders Drop Down Day: Choosing to Act
Virtual
Through participation in this off-timetable day, young people will be able to consider how they have the power to impact others and shape their communities through their choices and actions. This event is for teachers in the UK.
Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Drop Down Day
Virtual
Through participation in this off-timetable day, young people will consider the importance of LGBTQIA+ history and learn about important LGBTQIA+ British figures. This event is for teachers in the UK.
Developing Students’ Media Literacy Skills for PSHE and to Fulfil Statutory Obligations
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London, UK
Learn new approaches for developing students’ media literacy skills that can help your whole school deliver effective PSHE provision and fulfil a range of statutory obligations. This event will be hosted in-person.
Supporting Students to Engage with Social Media in Healthy and Constructive Ways
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Virtual
Engage with approaches and ideas that can help you support students to use social media in healthy and constructive ways.
Supporting Teachers Address Anti-LGBTQ+ Language
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Virtual
Support your students in addressing homophobic, biphobic and transphobic language safely and sensitively.
Addressing Sexism, Misogyny and Gender-based Radicalisation Online
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Virtual
Engage with content and ideas that can help you navigate the gender-based discrimination and division that is being spread online.
Discussing Race & Racism in the Classroom
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Virtual
Support your students in engaging with the topic of race in a safe and constructive way.
Developing Media Literacy for Well-being, Relationships and Democracy
On-Demand
Virtual
Watch this one-hour webinar to explore our unit, Developing Media Literacy for Well-being, Relationships, and Democracy.
Using Survivor Testimony in the Classroom, in Partnership with Generation 2 Generation
On-Demand
Virtual
Support your students’ intellectual and emotional engagement with survivor testimony in the classroom.
Fragility of Freedom: Discussing Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 in the Classroom
On-Demand
Virtual
Watch this 1 hour webinar to gain ideas and inspiration for how to mark Holocaust Memorial Day in your classroom.
Holocaust Memorial Day (UK): Moving Beyond the Curriculum to Explore Ordinary People
On-Demand
Virtual
This one-hour webinar provided ideas, inspiration, and resources for how to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
Preparing to Teach in Black History Month: Celebrating Our Sisters
On-Demand
Virtual
This one-hour webinar presented approaches and ideas that can complement and strengthen your teaching of 2023’s Black History Month throughout the school year.
An Introduction to Teaching Standing Up for Democracy
On-Demand
Virtual
An introduction to our Standing Up for Democracy unit, which provides resources and strategies to support Citizenship and PSHE education in the classroom.
An Introduction to Facing History's Unit Teaching Holocaust and Human Behaviour
On-Demand
Virtual
Watch this brief introduction to our Teaching Holocaust and Human Behaviour Unit, which provides resources and strategies for you to teach this catastrophic period in human history in an academically rigorous, reflective, and compassionate way.
Holocaust Memorial Day: Reflections on One Day
On-Demand
Virtual
Gain ideas and inspiration for how to mark Holocaust Memorial Day in your classroom.
An Introduction to the Unit Discussing Race and Racism in the Classroom
On-Demand
Virtual
Explore how to have conversations with your students about race and racism in a safe, sensitive and constructive way.
Remembering Past Conflicts: Whose Experiences Do We Honour?
On-Demand
Virtual
Explore how we can engage with the history of armed conflict, reflecting on how and who we choose to remember, and how we can make the lessons of history feel relevant today.
Black History Month: Black History is British History
On-Demand
Virtual
Engage with new approaches and ideas that can complement and strengthen your teaching of black history this October and throughout the school year.
Examining Race and Wellbeing in the Workplace with Professor Binna Kandola
On-Demand
Virtual
Professor Binna Kandola explains how racist behaviour affects the wellbeing of minority groups, and outlines what we can do to ensure all employees feel valued.
Holocaust Memorial Day: Remembering Resistance and Courage
On-Demand
Virtual
Gain ideas and inspiration for how to mark Holocaust Memorial Day in your classroom.
Remembering Our Past: Reflecting on How We Teach History
On-Demand
Virtual
Explore how we can engage with our history, reflecting on how and who we choose to remember, and how we can make the lessons of history feel relevant today.
Teaching the Holocaust and Human Behaviour in the Classroom
On-Demand
Virtual
Explore our classroom-ready resources and teaching strategies to enable you to best support students in studying the Holocaust.
A Facing History Approach to PSHE/SMSC
On-Demand
Virtual
This webinar explores Standing Up for Democracy, a Facing History & Ourselves resource which is suitable for Citizenship, History, PSHE, and Tutor time.
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January Assemblies
Download our assembly PowerPoints for the month of January for use with Key Stage 3 and 4 students.
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February Assemblies
Download our assembly PowerPoints for the month of February for use with Key Stage 3 and 4 students.
Commemorating UK Holocaust Memorial Day 2023
Resources, activities and events to support you in commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day 2023: Ordinary People.
Holocaust Memorial Day (UK): Moving Beyond the Curriculum to Explore Ordinary People
On-Demand
Virtual
This one-hour webinar provided ideas, inspiration, and resources for how to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
November Assemblies
Download our assembly PowerPoints for the month of November for use with Key Stage 3 and 4 students.
Examining Race and Wellbeing in the Workplace with Professor Binna Kandola
On-Demand
Virtual
Professor Binna Kandola explains how racist behaviour affects the wellbeing of minority groups, and outlines what we can do to ensure all employees feel valued.
