Lessons from Anne Frank

The diary of Anne Frank - the most widely read piece of non-fiction other than the Bible - still resonates today. Photograph: AFS Amsterdam/AFF Basel

The diary was written by the Jewish teenager in hiding in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. Photograph: AFS Amsterdam/AFF Basel

Anne Frank at school in 1941. Photograph: AFS Amsterdam/AFF Basel

Anne Frank on a beach in 1934. Photograph: AFS Amsterdam/AFF Basel

Anne Frank, May 1942. Photograph: AFS Amsterdam/AFF Basel

A charity, the Anne Frank Trust was set up to keep the voice of the 15-year-old teenager alive. It has so far worked with 30,000 pupils, mostly in deprived London boroughs. Photograph: annefrank.org.uk

The trust is this year beginning work with schools in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Durham as part of its Positive Voices ... Positive Attitudes project.

Anne Frank Trust’s Positive Voices: London Schools Project in action Photograph: annefrank.org.uk

Issues of personal responsibility and prejudice, relevant to youngsters of today, are explored through an exhibition of archived pictures of Anne Frank and her family and photographs that reflect the social history of the time.

Anne Frank Trust’s Positive Voices: London Schools Project in action Photograph: annefrank.org.uk

Anne Frank Trust’s Positive Voices: London Schools Project in action Photograph: annefrank.org.uk

The exhibition stays at a school for two weeks. Workshops are run on creative writing, art and drama as well as bullying and human rights, personal responsibility, and the right to choose.

Anne Frank Trust’s Positive Voices: South Tyneside College Photograph: annefrank.org.uk

The story of Anne Frank is also being brought to television viewers in a BBC 1 week-long drama, The Diary of Anne Frank, which begins today.

Anne Frank Trust’s Positive Voices: London Schools Project in action Photograph: annefrank.org.uk

The trust has assisted the BBC on the adaptation, and has dedicated resources on its website to coincide with the screening.

Anne Frank Trust’s Positive Voices: Stepney Green school session Photograph: annefrank.org.uk