Into Film is an education organisation providing a unified UK-wide offer for learning through and about film. It is supported by the British Film Institute (BFI) through Lottery funding and its programme includes delivery of the BFI 5-19 education scheme. Into Film's resources range from film discussion guides, to curriculum linked worksheets, lesson plans and presentations. Our resources are tailored to fit the curriculum criteria of each nation, supporting learning outcomes.
Into Film is an education organisation providing a unified UK-wide offer for learning through and about film. It is supported by the British Film Institute (BFI) through Lottery funding and its programme includes delivery of the BFI 5-19 education scheme. Into Film's resources range from film discussion guides, to curriculum linked worksheets, lesson plans and presentations. Our resources are tailored to fit the curriculum criteria of each nation, supporting learning outcomes.
This lesson, assembly and active viewing guide will inspire young people aged 11–14 to consider a positive future though STEM by using the film Hidden Figures and EDF Energy’s Pretty Curious programme activities to unlock their potential.
The science lesson helps students to develop their understanding of investigations and fair testing, and gather data that is valid and reliable. Students must use their understanding of forces acting on a glider to make a prediction that they will test in a hands-on investigation, concluding with an evaluation of their results. It is comprised of a teachers’ notes document, activity sheets and a PowerPoint presentation with embedded clips from the film. It is spilt into seven parts, based on the flight of a rocket, and is to be completed over a double lesson period, or in a few Into Film Clubs or STEM clubs.
Hidden Figures is working with EDF Energy’s Pretty Curious programme with the aim to inspire 2 million teenage girls and boys to consider a future through STEM.
This film is now available to stream free at Into Film+
https://www.intofilm.org/films/18858
This educational cross-curricular resource based on the 2016 Disney film The Jungle Book includes a selection of activities that have been designed for teachers to cherry-pick in their classrooms.
This resource consists of three activities, a PowerPoint presentation with embedded clips and an accompanying booklet with worksheets. Each activity has an extension task that you that you can use to extend the session, challenge your more able pupils or as a homework task.
This film is now available to stream free at Into Film+
https://www.intofilm.org/films/18656
This resource launches to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week (8-14 May 2017) and has been produced in partnership with Mental Health Foundation.
Half of all mental health problems start before the age of 14, and so addressing mental health concerns has never been more at the forefront of the minds of the government, the media and the education sector. Teachers now play a vital role in strengthening the mental health of their young people, but are often not sure how to incorporate this topic into an already jam-packed teaching timetable.
Mindfulness Through Film guides teachers and their learners through a series of popular mindfulness activities, such as raising sensory awareness, mindful colouring and walking. It has at its heart a collection of clips from feature and youth-made films, and culminates in a simple filmmaking task.
The resource has been developed for young people approaching changing or challenging circumstances, such as exams and transitioning from primary to secondary school, but is suitable across Key Stages 2 and 3, and Second, Third and Fourth Level. The activities link to PSHE curricula and provide an introduction to mindfulness.
Interested in learning more about mindfulness through film?
Into Film’s Mindfulness Through Film online course explores how film watching and filmmaking can be used to introduce mindfulness principles and exercises.
Created in partnership with the Mental Health Foundation, this course includes a variety of film-based strategies to enable you and your learners to confidently engage with mindfulness. Discover how film can help you tap into the mental health benefits of mindfulness, such as enhancing focus, promoting self-regulation, increasing resilience, and improving interpersonal skills.
https://www.intofilm.org/mindfulnessthroughfilm
Not yet Into Film? Start your free Into Film Club at www.intofilm.org/clubs
This assembly will inspire young people aged 11–14 to consider a positive future though STEM by using the film Hidden Figures and EDF Energy’s Pretty Curious programme activities to unlock their potential.
The assembly is based on the Hidden Figures trailer and EDF Energy’s Pretty Curious film. It contains information for teachers and facilitators in the notes section of the PowerPoint presentation, and can be delivered as an assembly, within tutor time or during an extracurricular club session.
This film is available to stream free at Into Film+ https://www.intofilm.org/films/18857
Anti-Bullying Week shines a spotlight on bullying and encourages all children, teachers and parents to take action against bullying throughout the year. The theme for 2017 is ‘All Different, All Equal' and aims to empower children and young people to celebrate what makes them, and others, unique.
This resource is suitable to use with young people aged 11-16 in either an extra-curricular club or classroom context. It can also be used in pastoral sessions and is linked to the PSHE Education, Citizenship, English, Art and Media Studies curricula. It consists of teachers' notes with the activity outlines, activity sheets to be used with learners and the accompanying student-facing Anti-bullying on Film: 11-16 PowerPoint presentation with embedded film clips. Alternatively, you could pick and mix the activities to use in your film club or classroom. The materials provide everything you need to run the lesson/activities with minimal preparation.
About The Anti-Bullying Alliance
Into Film is pleased to be supported by the Anti-Bullying Alliance. The Anti-Bullying Alliance, hosted by the National Children's Bureau (NCB) is a coalition of organisations and individuals united against bullying and committed to tackling all forms of bullying between children and young people. The Anti-Bullying Alliance coordinate Anti-Bullying Week each November and support schools and the wider children's workforce to challenge bullying behaviour throughout the year. To find out more about the Anti-Bullying Alliance free School and College Network and to access online training and a wealth of resources visit www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk
Being able to speak and write persuasively is an important cross-curricular skill. Film can bring the power of speech to life, through an examination of the situations where being able to effectively make yourself heard can effect change.
This resource examines some great real-life orators from history through film, such as Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Muhammed Ali and Lord Mansfield. It has clear links to the English curriculum for 11-16-year old students and the new GCSE English Language, where the effects of language can be considered, as well as the importance of delivery, gesture and tone. This resource also has cross-curricular relevance to drama, history and PSHE.
Black Star is the British Film Institute’s autumn 2016 celebration of the range, versatility and power of black actors on film and TV taking place nationwide and we’re delighted to be complementing their season with a programme of relevant films that resonate with our audience of 5-19 year olds. Embracing the BFI’s direction of illuminating on-screen talent, the films selected for use in this resource feature contemporary British stars of black heritage as well as actors from the African diaspora and throughout film history that demonstrate a real range and depth of storytelling.
February is LGBT History Month. Through the questions, issues and ideas raised in a selection of films this assembly supports young people to discuss the impact and limitations of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act as the first step on the continuing journey towards equal rights for LGBT people. The resource is primarily for use as an assembly, but can be adapted for use in a lesson or Into Film Club session, and contains some suggested activities to take learning further. The presentation contains clips and stimulus questions from The Imitation Game (2014, 12), Rebel Without a Cause (1955, PG), Victim (1961, 12), Pride (2014, 15) and G.B.F (2013, 15), interviews with the cast of Pride, youth made short Proud and stimulus questions and discussion points to enable students to analyse these films within the context of the LGBT History Month 2017 themes.
Not yet Into Film? Start your free Into Film Club at www.intofilm.org/clubs.
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This educational cross-curricular resource based on Disney’s Zootropolis includes a selection of activities that have been designed for teachers to cherry-pick in their classrooms.
This resource consists of three activities, a PowerPoint with embedded clips and an accompanying booklet with worksheets. Each activity has an extension task that you that you can use to extend the session, challenge your more able pupils or as a homework task.
This film is available to stream free on Into Film+ https://www.intofilm.org/films/18642
hese activities form part of the Into Film Staying Safe Online resource, created in partnership with Childnet International, uses film and related activities to bring important messages to life and provide information that will help both primary and secondary pupils to be safe and responsible citizens in an increasingly digital world. Using a range of fantastic films, these resources explore issues ranging from privacy settings to avoiding harmful content. Please use in conjunction with the activity sheets. For more information, visit intofilm.org
This resource, supported by The Refugee Council, contains guides and activities for a selection of feature films for students aged 5-19 to consider and investigate the hardships and resiliance of refugees around the globe, the contribution of refugees in the UK and why people have and continue to seek asylum.
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Into Film has curated two thought-provoking seasons of films, in which bullying is a major theme - for Primary and Secondary school children - to help teachers and pupils explore the issues surrounding the anti-bullying theme, ‘Words Can Hurt’.
Each film in the ‘Words Can Hurt’ resource deals with a different area of bullying, and is accompanied by detailed film guides which include review starters and discussion points for teachers to fully explore the themes raised in the film.
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This resource for students aged 12 to 16 examines cultural identity and relationships on film as starting point for students to explore their own identity, how it is shaped and how they perceive themselves and others. It also explores a range of relationships including family and friendships, to consider how others influence them, and how they affect others through films ranging including Gone Too Far, Belle, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Girlhood.
To download the Black Star: Identity PowerPoint presentation, please visit the Into Film website: https://www.intofilm.org/resources/1144
Black Star is the British Film Institute's autumn 2016 celebration of the range, versatility and power of black actors on film and TV taking place nationwide and we're delighted to be complementing their season with a programme of relevant films that resonate with our audience of 5-19 year olds. Embracing the BFI's direction of illuminating on-screen talent, the films selected for use in this resource feature contemporary British stars of black heritage as well as actors from the African diaspora and throughout film history that demonstrate a real range and depth of storytelling.
For further information on the BFI Black Star season, please visit http://www.bfi.org.uk/black-star
Into Film has produced an assembly resource that looks at some of the problems young people may encounter on their first day at a new school, and how to overcome them.
Topics included in the assembly are:
- Negotiating the first days
- Making new friends
- Believing in yourself
- Working together
Take your class on a musical journey inspired by Disney’s animation Encanto.
With support from professional musician and producer Jonathan, children will respond to music from the film through art and design, hands-on participation, and the creation of their own musical compositions. Progressing through this two- lesson resource, learners will develop skills and vocabulary to both discuss and create music.
Inspired by the resilience of the character Mirabel, children will be challenged to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary as they produce their own eco-orchestras – creating rhythms from discarded materials.
There will be an opportunity for children to appraise different skills and talents and how these can be developed through practise and dedication.
This resource explores what it means to be part of the Commonwealth, offering insights into the culture and identity of Commonwealth countries and reflecting on life in the UK and the activities centre on four carefully chosen films from across the Commonwealth: The First Grader; Mandela – Long Walk to Freedom; Tracks and He Named Me Malala.
The activities are designed to work across a range of subjects, these activities enable pupils to develop a range of skills across the following curriculum areas: English and literacy, citizenship, wellbeing, PSHE, PSE and PDMU; PSHE, and geography.
The accompanying PowerPoint presentation can be downloaded from the Into Film website at the following link: https://www.intofilm.org/resources/1051
Connect your students with the heroic events surrounding Dunkirk via Christopher Nolan's action thriller, Dunkirk with our brand new resource.
Targeted at 12-16 year olds, and a perfect resource to support history, PSHE/PSE/SMSC or citizenship lessons, The Dynamo Challenge presents a series of team building challenges centred around three narrative perspectives from the air, land and sea.
You can also enter your school into The Dynamo Challenge competition. Task your students to create a group 3D art installation to commemorate the events at Dunkirk, submit a photo to competitions@intofilm.org OR tweet us @intofilm_edu and be in with a chance of the artwork being displayed at Dover Castle alongside the costumes from the film! The deadline for entries is midday on Friday 21 July 2017. Read more about the terms and conditions for entering.
Dunkirk: The Dynamo Challenge was produced by Into Film and SUPER., in partnership with Warner Brothers.
The move from Primary to Secondary school can seem a little overwhelming to students at first. New classes, new teachers, new people! Into Film has created these transition resources (special effort has been made to collate films where the central protagonists are 10-12 years old), designed to help pupils work through any issues that they may encounter when they first make the move to Secondary school. Find more activities to download at http://www.filmclub.org/whats-new/details/2003/primary-to-secondary-transition-download-our-resource.
For information on how to start a free Into Film club please visit https://www.intofilm.org/clubs
Or go to https://www.intofilm.org/resources to view more of our curriculum focused resources.
A resource produced in partnership with DebateMate featuring a selection of recommended films for primary and secondary students, and debating motions to structure a debate in your class or film club around a key issue of the film.
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An activity guide to help teachers select appropriate films and lead effective activities and discussion to explore smoking, drinking alcohol, taking illegal drugs and sex and relationships.
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A resource produced in partnership with The National Schools Partnership and Fox Searchlight Pictures. This resource provides guidance and the tools students need to enter the Malala Youth Voice Filmmaking Competition, based on the new documentary film He Named Me Malala in cinemas on 6 November 2015. More resources to support an assembly and PSHE, Citizenship and English lessons are available at www.nationalschoolspartnership.com/malalayouthvoice.php. Through these resources students can explore Malala's story, the right to education and approaches to effective campaigning.