A Holocaust survivor has helped launch new resources for Scottish schools, based on his story and that of other young refugees during the Second World War.

Henry Wuga escaped Nazi Germany in 1939, aged 15, travelling to Glasgow on the Kindertransport and having to leave his parents behind in Nuremberg.

The Jewish refugee, now aged 98, made Scotland his home, marrying Ingrid - who also escaped via the Kindertransport - and managing his own catering business.

In the new learning programme from Gathering the Voices Scotland and Poppyscotland, pupils will hear the stories of Mr Wuga and others. They will also explore issues facing more recent child refugees, including Ukrainians fleeing their country today.

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The only son of successful caterers, Mr Wuga enjoyed a happy childhood before the Nazis came to power.

Then he witnessed growing antisemitism, from bullying at school to the horrors of Kristallnacht in 1938, when Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues were attacked.

His mother secured him a place on the Kindertransport, an international humanitarian programme that took about 10,000 children to Britain in the months leading up to the outbreak of war.

In Scotland, Mr Wuga attended school in Glasgow and worked on a farm in Perthshire, before being wrongly accused of espionage after writing letters to his parents in Germany.

However, his name was cleared and, after the war ended, he returned to Glasgow, where he took a job as a chef.

Mr Wuga’s father died of a heart attack during an air raid in 1941 but he was able to bring his mother - who had survived the war thanks to the help of a Catholic neighbour - to Scotland.

His wife, Ingrid, also lost many close relatives and friends in the Holocaust.

On Friday, Mr Wuga met 10 S2 students from Shawlands Academy under the clock at Central Station in Glasgow, where he first arrived in Scotland.

Afterwards, he said: “It was very interesting meeting the pupils and answering their questions. I think it’s so important to share my story with a new generation while I can.

“When I first arrived here 83 years ago, it was a shock - I didn’t speak the language well, and the food and customs were new.

“But Glasgow was very welcoming and I made it my home.”

Gordon Michie, Poppyscotland’s head of fundraising and learning, said: “We are incredibly grateful to Mr Wuga for supporting us and sharing his harrowing story with a new generation of Scottish children.

“His first-hand testimony is an important addition to our learning programme and will encourage young people to reflect on issues that are all too relevant today.

“Sadly, millions of children throughout the world continue to be uprooted from their homes, escaping war, persecution and poverty.

“We hope this will promote a wider understanding of refugees’ experiences, then and now, and the challenges they face when arriving in Scotland.”

Gathering the Voices Scotland is a project to record audio and video testimonies from Holocaust refugees who have a connection with Scotland, and educate current and future generations about their resilience.

It is made up of three second-generation refugees and their partners, who have collected more than 50 interviews that are freely available here.

Dr Angela Shapiro, from the Gathering the Voices Association, said: “We hope that by focusing on the stories of Mr Wuga and other young refugees, this will help bring the lessons to life.”