Pupils from Chetwynde School have been trained as peer educators to share knowledge about Anne Frank and the Holocaust with others.

The pupils have been trained by the Anne Frank Trust as part of the History for Today exhibition, running for two weeks at the school.

The exhibition comes ahead of a trip to Auschwitz, Poland, by the school's students.

Alongside students from year six to year 11 at Chetwynde, pupils from year six at South Walney Junior School have also attended the exhibition.

The children from South Walney Junior School, which is also part of South Cumbria Multi-Academy Trust, have been studying this as part of their history lessons.

Chetwynde school teacher Michelle Doolan said: "Our peer educators have been doing tours of the exhibition to other classes in school and these have been brilliant to watch.

"This is particularly pertinent as some of the students both taking part and watching the tours will be travelling to Poland with the English department this week and will visit Auschwitz during the trip."

The Mail: Pupils have been trained as peer educators by the Anne Frank TrustPupils have been trained as peer educators by the Anne Frank Trust (Image: Chetwynde)

Selected peer educators from year nine will attend The Anne Frank Youth Empowerment conference in Manchester later this month, where they may opt to become Anne Frank Ambassadors.

Chetwynde is the only attending school from Cumbria.

The Anne Frank Trust uses Anne Frank's life and work as an educational base against anti-Semitism and prejudice, helping young people understand these issues and their consequences through the lens of the Holocaust.