Wootton Bassett

Had an amazing day at Wootton Bassett School in Wilts. We helped them programme and organise their first Holocaust Education Day. It involved the whole of Year 9 and what we used to call the ‘upper sixth’. Then in the evening we had a special Holocaust Memorial event hosted by Lesley and I.

The school is quite terrific – both students and staff  threw themselves into it. in an incredibly impressive way. The whole event was the inspiration of RE teacher Nicola Wetherall . There is a lot to tell about this remarkable event not least the astonishing contributions made by Holocaust survivor Eva Clarke who gave three talks that day.

We were also privileged to have Martin Bell talk to the students about his experience as a BBC  war  reporter during the Bosnia genocide.

More to come .