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The BFI is the lead body for film in the UK. We combine cultural, educational and industrial roles, bringing together the BFI Film Fund, film distribution, the BFI National Archive and the BFI Reuben Library. Established in 1935, the BFI Archive holds one of the largest film and television collections in the world. Our 5-19 education scheme is delivered by Into Film, an organisation providing a unified UK-wide film education scheme.

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The BFI is the lead body for film in the UK. We combine cultural, educational and industrial roles, bringing together the BFI Film Fund, film distribution, the BFI National Archive and the BFI Reuben Library. Established in 1935, the BFI Archive holds one of the largest film and television collections in the world. Our 5-19 education scheme is delivered by Into Film, an organisation providing a unified UK-wide film education scheme.
The Innocents - KS3 English Lesson 1
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The Innocents - KS3 English Lesson 1

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BFI Education presents ‘Gothic in the classroom’ – new resources to accompany 13 Gothic film titles. This collection of resources and lesson ideas has been created by teachers for a range of subject areas from English to Art to Science. This lesson uses The Innocents to discuss the conventions of setting within the gothic genre. This is then used as an inspiration for students' own descriptive writing.
Rebecca - KS4/5 English Lesson 3
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Rebecca - KS4/5 English Lesson 3

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BFI Education presents ‘Gothic in the classroom’ – new resources to accompany 13 Gothic film titles. This collection of resources and lesson ideas has been created by teachers for a range of subject areas from English to Art to Science. In this lesson, students study the complexity of Manderley and investigate it as a character in its own right.
La Belle et la Bête - KS3 English Lesson 1
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La Belle et la Bête - KS3 English Lesson 1

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BFI Education presents ‘Gothic in the classroom’ – new resources to accompany 13 Gothic film titles. This collection of resources and lesson ideas has been created by teachers for a range of subject areas from English to Art to Science. Students learn about the story La Belle et la Bête and make predictions about plot sequence, setting and characterisation.
Rebecca - KS4 Media
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Rebecca - KS4 Media

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BFI Education presents ‘Gothic in the classroom’ – new resources to accompany 13 Gothic film titles. This collection of resources and lesson ideas has been created by teachers for a range of subject areas from English to Art to Science. Students will discuss what they understand by the term 'Gothic&' in both film and literature. They will consider how the style and form of the film adaptation of Rebecca adheres to the idea/themes of the Gothic.
Village of the Damned English KS4
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Village of the Damned English KS4

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In this lesson for key stage 4 English, students study the moral dilemma at the heart of the film Village of the Damned (1960): what to do with a group of dangerous children who are putting the lives of the local villagers at risk?
Village of the Damned English or History KS3-KS4
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Village of the Damned English or History KS3-KS4

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This lesson uses Village of the Damned (1960) and Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) to analyse, compare and contrast the reflection of historical context in mid-century film. Both films could be seen to address anxiety that the solidity of British and American post-war life might be overturned, using the metaphor of alien invasion. This project is suitable for English lessons incorporating media to teach analysis of social and historical context, and may also be useful for History schemes of work on the Cold War, as a starting point for how culture responds to international threat.
Silent Running RE KS5
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Silent Running RE KS5

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This lesson for key stage 5 RE provides a springboard for students to debate the core issues at the heart of environmental ethics, and encourages students to begin applying the normative ethics systems they have been studying to a real practical ethical problem in our current world.
Attack the Block Citizenship KS4
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Attack the Block Citizenship KS4

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This lesson for key stage 4 Citizenship focuses on interpretation and evaluation skills, and encourages students to approach two types of media with criticality, using the film Attack the Block (2011).
Flash Gordon Design Technology KS2
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Flash Gordon Design Technology KS2

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In this lesson for key stage 2 DT, students watch the film Flash Gordon (1980) in order to start a discussion on what types of technologies appear in the film and other sci-fi films more generally. Students will then make a new technology for the scary, evil overlord Ming, working in groups to trial ideas and presenting their final idea to someone in role of Ming.
Black Star for Primary - Jemima + Johnny
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Black Star for Primary - Jemima + Johnny

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A lesson for primary students that explores attitudes toward race and equality and encourages discussion of students' own ideas around the topic, based around the film Jemima + Johnny (1966). The film is available to watch for free on BFI Player (http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-jemima-johnny-1966/).
Ten Bob in Winter - English KS4
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Ten Bob in Winter - English KS4

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This five-lesson scheme of work for Key Stage 4 English examines the issue of racial inequality as depicted in the short film Ten Bob in Winter (1963) and the poetry of Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou. Ten Bob in Winter is an energetic short film directed by the Jamaican writer and performer Lloyd Reckord. Shot on 16mm in black and white, the film is fresh and experimental yet still light and accessible. Some of the learning objectives include: Learning facts about racial inequality within British society; Exploring the theme of racial inequality; Using poetry as a way of understanding and empathising with this inequality.
Nosferatu - KS4/5 History Lesson 2
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Nosferatu - KS4/5 History Lesson 2

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BFI Education presents ‘Gothic in the classroom’ – new resources to accompany 13 Gothic film titles. This collection of resources and lesson ideas has been created by teachers for a range of subject areas from English to Art to Science. This lesson is designed to be relevant to KS4/5 history students studying Germany in early 20th Century.
Sci-Fi Silents English KS3 2
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Sci-Fi Silents English KS3 2

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Part two of a three-part creative writing lesson using three silent sci-fi films: Mister Moon (1901), Trip to the Moon (1902), and The ? Motorist (1906).
Night of the Demon - KS3 English
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Night of the Demon - KS3 English

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BFI Education presents ‘Gothic in the classroom’ – new resources to accompany 13 Gothic film titles. This collection of resources and lesson ideas has been created by teachers for a range of subject areas from English to Art to Science. Students analyse key sections from the film and compare and contrast them with M.R. James's short story, Casting the Runes.
La Belle et la Bête - KS3 English Lesson 2
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La Belle et la Bête - KS3 English Lesson 2

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BFI Education presents ‘Gothic in the classroom’ – new resources to accompany 13 Gothic film titles. This collection of resources and lesson ideas has been created by teachers for a range of subject areas from English to Art to Science. A lesson in which students consider the role of setting to establish mood, focusing specifically on Belle's entry into the castle for the first time.
The ? Motorist Music KS3 1
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The ? Motorist Music KS3 1

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Part one of a two-part music lesson for key stage 3 students in which students plan, compose and perform a score for the British silent sci-fi short, The ? Motorist (1906).
Nosferatu - KS4/5 History
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Nosferatu - KS4/5 History

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BFI Education presents ‘Gothic in the classroom’ – new resources to accompany 13 Gothic film titles. This collection of resources and lesson ideas has been created by teachers for a range of subject areas from English to Art to Science. This lesson is designed to be relevant to KS4/5 history students studying Germany in early 20th Century.
Flash Gordon History KS3
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Flash Gordon History KS3

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In this lesson for key stage 3 History, students will be introduced to the concept of dictatorship using the film Flash Gordon (1980). Students explore the implications of living in a dictatorship through watching the film and creating a role play about overthrowing Ming the Merciless. Learners will be encouraged to use melodrama to explore the motivations of the various parties involved in Ming’s dictatorship.