Key Highlights

  • Duration
    15 mins
  • Key stage(s)
    3 AND 4
  • Ages
    11+
  • Supported subjects
    History, RE, PSHE, English

ASSEMBLY FILM

The Assembly Film provides an overview of the Holocaust using the powerful testimonies of six Holocaust survivors from Poland, Germany, Holland, and Hungary.
DURATION
15 mins
Narrated by
Various student actors
Subtitles
Available

✔️ Perfect for limited time
Just 15 minutes, ideal for assemblies, short lessons, or last-minute planning

✔️ Engages all year groups
Accessible language, relatable student presenters, and powerful survivor stories for ages 11+

✔️ Delivers lasting impact
Concise yet moving overview of the Holocaust, linked to its modern-day relevance

Key Themes Discussed

  • Nazi occupation
  • Concentration camps
  • Slave labour
  • Hidden children
  • Forced journeys
  • Starvation
  • Disease
  • Death squads
  • Loss of identity & humanity
  • Resistance and rescue

GENERAL RESOURCES

Note: All links below open in external websites


The Holocaust Educational Trust resources for year 7-8:

Pre-war Jewish life

Impossible Choices: Life under Nazi Persecution

Vera’s Journey (A study of the Kindertransport via one young girl’s perspective)

What Makes a Hero? (Nicholas Winton and the Kindertransport)


The Holocaust Educational Trust resources for year 9+:

Ghettos

Nazi persecution of Jews in Germany

Britain, Refugees and the Kindertransport

Dilemmas, Choices and Responses

Rescue during the Holocaust


The Holocaust Educational Trust resources for sixth form and older students:

WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING

  • "Magnificent. An excellent use of student voices; so very expressive and easier for students to empathise with. Thank you"

    • Simon Hopkins, Teacher - Wollaston School, Northamptonshire
  • "This was the most valuable documentary on the Holocaust I have come across"

    • Teacher - Dumbarton Academy, Scotland
  • "This film was superb. I have never had a resource that explains this horrifying period of history so comprehensively"

    • Teacher - Thornden School, Hampshire
  • "An informative, educational docufilm created in a tasteful way. Well done to all involved"

    • Natalie Hall, Teacher - Aughnacloy College, Northern Ireland
  • "The film was excellent, very well produced, posed questions and informed. Left me speechless despite teaching about the Holocaust for decades"

    • Teacher - Elea High Online School
  • "We really appreciate the high quality of the resources produced and are glad to use them to support our delivery of material on the Holocaust both in history lessons and as part of the wider school"

    • Teacher - Huntcliff School, Saltburn-by-the-Sea
  • "Thank you so much for the use of the film. I lead the assemblies for year 7-11 and the feedback I have received from both staff and pupils was that it was one of the best assemblies they have had"

    • Teacher - Farringdon Community Academy, Sunderland

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