The 12th meeting of the Council of Europe Dialogue with Roma and Traveller civil society (2-3 November 2021 in Strasbourg and hybrid-format online) focused on the inclusion of Roma and Traveller history and Holocaust Remembrance in school curricula and teaching materials. The meeting took stock of recent developments in the teaching of Roma and Traveller history and Holocaust remembrance at school and in non-formal learning environments such as Youth work and trainings, and Holocaust remembrance memorials and places.

The meeting:

• provided an opportunity for joint reflection between representatives of Council of Europe bodies and members of the Council of Europe Secretariat as well as representatives of Roma and Traveller civil society and representatives of the member states on the inclusion of the history of Roma and/or Travellers in school curricula and teaching materials;
• reviewed the situation of teaching Roma and Traveller history in different member states through analysing recent developments in the field of history teaching and Holocaust remembrance. They identified together appropriate measures and tools to support the inclusion of the history of Roma and Travellers and their tangible and intangible cultural heritage, arts and language in school curricula and teaching materials;
• provided an overview and discussed relevant Council of Europe recommendations and curriculum development instruments as well as practices to support curricula and teaching material reforms gradually leading to the inclusion of the history of Roma and Travellers in school curricula and teaching materials. Participants highlighted and exchanged numerous examples of Roma and Traveller history and culture related good practices and initiatives on developing school curricula, teaching materials and other learning resources;
• provided a platform for assessing the successes and challenges in the inclusion of the history of Roma and Travellers in school curricula, teaching materials and other learning affordances;
• served both the civil society, Council of Europe and member state representatives as a forum for Roma and Traveller civil society organisations and other stakeholders to improve their knowledge, exchange experiences and share best practices and to plan future co-operation activities and identify possibilities for promoting future measures most relevant to the processes of curricula reforms and making of teaching materials.