London, United Kingdom
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| Students Fella Cherid and Zahra Bajuny read Facing History resource books at a recent event. |
Throughout our organisation's history, Facing History and Ourselves has provided professional development services to over 500 teachers in Great Britain with effective content and teaching strategies. We opened an office in London, which also serves as our international hub, in 2005. Facing History has trained more than 200 educators in England from more than 90 schools, museums, NGOs, and universities in week-long seminars. Facing History has facilitated workshops at institutions of higher education including the Institute of Education and Southampton University, and has worked in partnership with the Imperial War Museum, the Jewish Museum, and the Schools Linking Project. The majority of Facing History’s work is directly with teachers and schools.
Recognizing the uniqueness of each school and borough, we use various training models for flexible implementation of our courses. Many schools find Facing History to be an invaluable partner in meeting the requirements of England's National Curriculum. For those interested in a tailored professional development plan, please be in touch with us.
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Support Our Work
Your contribution to Facing History and Ourselves will help provide teachers with innovative professional development, classroom resources, and ongoing support to help them lead their students in an examination of racism, ethnic and religious discrimination, and prejudice. Through the generosity of individuals, corporations, and foundations, we can offer our programme to teachers at little or no cost to them and their schools.
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Make cheques payable to Facing History and Ourselves Limited and mail to:
Victoria Charity Centre
Suite 5, First Floor
11 Belgrave Road
London, SW1V 1RB
Changing School Culture
"Facing History has had a huge effect on me as an educator. . . . [it] has become not only an approach to teaching about the Holocaust and other difficult histories but more of a holistic pedagogical philosophy that infuses all my teaching."
Joanne Upton, Facing History Educator
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys
United Kingdom Stories
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Martin Spafford is a history teacher at the George Mitchell School, a secondary school in the Waltham Forest area of London. Here are his thoughts on the difference Facing History and Ourselves can make in the classroom.LONDON - Ours is a small...
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Join Facing History and Ourselves on the 18th of October at Civic Dilemmas: What Type of Society are We Building?The event promises to be a stimulating and timely conversation about identity, membership and belonging in the United Kingdom. Panelists...
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Last month, Facing History and Ourselves’ London office hosted its annual seminar for educators from across the globe. Now in its sixth year, the five-day international seminar, funded by the Safra Foundation and with space and food donated by...
United Kingdom Videos
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Anthony Smith's Students Question and Challenge Injustices |
"I want my students to be able to make choices where they see wrongs or moral uncertainties; to not be bystanders, but to be upstanders," says Anthony Smith, Assistant Head Teacher at Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School, London. He credits Facing History and Ourselves, which is part of the curriculum across all subjects in the school, with helping students make sense of the incomprehensible. Smith spoke at Facing History's 2011 UK benefit dinner. |
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"You Learn to Listen to People's Points of View:" Tamika A. |
Tamika A., a student at Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School, London, shares some of the lessons of her Facing History and Ourselves class. Studying discrimination in the United States in 1957 and other instances of injustice, Tamika and her classmates have learned the importance of not judging a whole group of people based on what some individuals do. Learning about the International Criminal Court, they have wrestled with questions such as whether justice is possible after genocide and whether a child soldier is a victim or a perpetrator. Tamika spoke at the Facing History and Ourselves 2011 UK benefit dinner. |
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UK Teachers and Students Speak (2010) |
Teachers and students from two schools in the United Kingdom speak about the importance of the Facing History and Ourselves curriculum in their classrooms. Facing History and ourselves encourages students to make connections between the past and the present, helps them to overcome stereotypes, and shows them that they can make a difference. |
Participating Schools
Facing History and Ourselves courses and methodology can be seen as cross-curricular, bringing various subjects together to work around particular themes. Facing History and Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior, our core study of the background, events, and legacies of the Holocaust, can involve subjects such as history, English, art, religious education, drama, citizenship, and science.
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Location
London Office
Facing History and Ourselves, Ltd.
Victoria Charity Centre
Suite 5, First Floor
11 Belgrave Road
London, SW1V 1RB
United Kingdom
Office Phone: + 44 (0) 20 7931 6469
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7931 6496
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Email Contact: Kerstin Wachholz
