Holocaust Memorial Day Assembly 2026 – Bridging Generations (Fully Scripted)

Description
Whole-School Assembly for UK Secondary Schools | KS3 KS4 KS5

Deliver a powerful, respectful and professionally sensitive Holocaust Memorial Day assembly for UK secondary schools, based on the official 2026 theme: Bridging Generations.
This fully scripted, ready-to-deliver assembly helps students understand:
• What Holocaust Memorial Day is
• Why remembrance matters as survivor voices are disappearing
• How memory, testimony and responsibility pass from generation to generation
• Why the lessons of the Holocaust still matter today
It is carefully written to be suitable for whole-school delivery and to be politically impartial, safeguarding-aware and appropriate for KS3, KS4 and KS5.
It also includes clear staff guidance on how to handle sensitive questions about current conflicts, including Palestine and Gaza, in a calm, balanced and non-political way.

What’s Included
• Fully scripted Holocaust Memorial Day assembly (no prep needed)
• Slides and speaker notes covering:
o The Holocaust and Holocaust Memorial Day
o The 2026 theme: Bridging Generations
o Why memory and testimony matter
o A powerful Anne Frank slide
o A safe present-day relevance section focusing on warning signs such as dehumanisation and hatred
• Staff guidance slide and notes for handling sensitive comments about:
o Israel, Palestine and Gaza
o Current conflicts
o Genocide language
• Reflection moment and closing message
• Fully Editable
• Suitable for KS3, KS4 and KS5

Ideal For
• Holocaust Memorial Day assemblies
• UK secondary schools
• Form time, tutor time or year group assemblies
• RS, History and Personal Development (PSHE )
• Schools wanting a safe, non-political, high-quality, ready-to-use assembly resource

Why Teachers Choose This Assembly
• Avoids controversial political positions
• Does not compare current conflicts to the Holocaust
• Does not use contested genocide labels
• Focuses on remembrance, human dignity, responsibility and challenging prejudice and hatred