Coming to a Screen Near You via the NEN
Film Education launches it’s new schools service for Primary and Secondary over the NEN with SEGfL bringing curriculum resources based on feature films to schools throughout the UK.
Hurry now to http://filmeducation.nen.gov.uk
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'Slumdog Millionaire'
:: 'Slumdog Millionaire' (GCSE/A level) The new Oscar winning British film directed by Danny (Shallow Grave, Trainspotting) Boyle about a 'street' boy in India who is thrust into the limelight through a 'I want to be a Millionaire' type tv show.
'Slumdog' is an intoxicating mix of reality and fairy tale told with a cinematic vivacity. Its rags2riches story appearing in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror and during the global economic slump only adds to its audience appeal (need) and its value in schools . The film has just won a Golden Globe and eight Oscars!
:: Slumdog Millionaire resources
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ resource includes an exclusive full-length interview with its author John Boyne along with a range of activities and study clips from the film.
The film has done well in cinemas, the book continues high in the best-seller lists and the DVD is released March 9th.
These resources - designed for Key Stage 3 - give more support for those schools developing programmes of work around Holocaust Memorial Day on 27th January.
:: Holocaust Memorial Day Trust website and resources.
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Select your Resources from 'Film Education' ...
Amongst the resources are old favourites such as 'Oliver Twist’ and ‘Beowulf’. Facing the challenges of the world today last year's animated film ‘Persepolis’ set in Iran deals with “war, revolution, family, punk - growing up” - but not necessarily in that order.
Check out:
:: Secondary Resources
:: Primary Resources
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The new NEN website and gateway
The New Film Education NEN gateway has been created to present Film Education's resources to primary and secondary schools in an easily navigatable website dedicated to school users.
Greg Hill, Director SEGfL, says:
"The NEN is delighted to be working in partnership with Film Education. Good and authoritative multimedia resources, enabled by education broadband, are an essential feature of the National Education Network. SEGfL is happy to have played a part in facilitating this engaging enhancement to the curriculum."
The Film Education on the NEN initiative has been managed by SEGfL as part of their contribution to the NEN. In collaboration with JANET, SEGfL provides the hosting facility and interconnections to the other education networks throughout the UK.
Ian Wall, Founder and Managing Director Film Education, says:
"If the feedback we receive from teachers is anything to go by, film still stands alone. Especially with the incredible pace of technological developments in recent years, how often does anyone sit still and focus on one thing for two full hours? That's part of the magic of film. Those two hours can seem like minutes. And they stay in the mind of the audience.
"We're proud to have produced this gateway for the NEN with the help of the South East Grid for Learning and JANET. Please contact us with any suggestions or feedback."
Film Education works directly with the distributors of the films to develop the resources, and clear copyright permissions for the video clips, often on an exclusive basis.
Mark Kermode, a patron of Film Education, says:
"Now, more than ever, it is crucial to foster and encourage a young cine-literate audience that can appreciate and enjoy challenging and innovative cinema from around the world."
Online delivery helps make resources available throughout the school - no lost or mislaid DVD problems - and much easier to update and add to already developed materials.
This is a dynamic website that brings schools new resources on a regular basis based on current film releases that engage issues and themes in the language of the day.
Delivery though the NEN will help schools obtain best quality from the streamed video and enable all teachers and pupils to have access at any time. Access is also available at home for pupils, parents and carers and teachers over the WWW.
The Film Education NEN service has support for teachers and news of other activities for schools and CPD events such as the ever-popular National Film Week and the CP3 Conference as they occur during the year.
Film Education resources will work alongside other NEN resources such as Unlocking the Archives, Screenonline and Audio Network to give schools multiple opportunities to address many subjects, 'themes' and media literacy across the curriculum with confidence.
The resources will fit well with the new developments in both Primary and Secondary in all the four UK education curriculums.
The resources are designed for specific stages/ages/exams from Key Stage 2 through to 'A' level, though in some cases they may find uses with other learners.
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Hotel for Dogs
'Hotel for Dogs', to be released in the New Year, should engage pupils and teachers alike and provides a perfect platform to explore narrative, characterization and invention as well as wider ideas about pets and the relationship between people and animals.
The Film Education resources are aimed at Key Stage 2
:: Hotel for Dogs
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Coming soon ...
:: The Secret of Moon Acre (KS2) - the Warner Bros adaptation of The Little White Horse to be released in February
:: The Boat that Rocked (GCSE/A-Level) - directed by Richard (4 Weddings) Curtis; a new block-buster - about a 1960's Pirate Radio Ship - which will open in April.
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Partnership
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About Film Education
Film Education has been serving schools and education for over twenty years and its mission is to bring as much as possible from feature films to education throughout the United Kingdom. We aim to provide teachers in schools and colleges with powerful tools to help them in their work. As a result we hope to preserve and increase our national film culture by building a new generation of cinema-goers who also look beyond the major blockbusters to appreciate independent productions and world cinema.
:: About Film Education
:: Mission and Policy
Film Education's main website serves a wider learning audience - for instance colleges and adults as well as schools - and has materials that are not applicable to schools. The NEN website is also laid out to assist school users find the materials they need more efficiently. The main website is www,filmeducation.org
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Current NEN delivery status: January 2009.
The service is available to schools from the set-up server, from mid-January. Full service through the NEN will follow shortly when the co-location is established on JAnet. This is planned for completion by February half-term.
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Access
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Access from home
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Problems
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Flash Player
To view the film clips in Film Education resources, Flash Player needs to be installed. If you have problems with this contact your ICT co-ordinator or network manager at school.
:: About Adobe Flash Player
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