SCHOOLS across Bath and North East Somerset are being invited to take part in a new educational initiative aimed at raising awareness of the Holocaust and other atrocities of the modern era.

The Bath & North East Somerset Faith Foundation, which coordinates events across the district every year to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27, is leading the initiative.

The foundation’s Holocaust Awareness Project will provide B&NES schools with resources to help teachers address the topic sensitively ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day in January.

In the run up to Holocaust Memorial Day in January, schools can receive free educational packs from the B&NES Faith Foundation by emailing: [email protected]