Welcome to BFI Education Essentials. These open access, free to use curriculum teaching resources are designed to support at home learning across primary and secondary Key Stages 1-5 in the following subject areas:
- Film and Media Studies
- Modern Foreign Languages
- Primary
These resources have been designed around our popular BFI Schools Study Days, which run throughout the academic year at the BFI Southbank and venues across the UK.
Each resource offers engaging activities, with a study pack that includes:
- A downloadable PDF
- A downloadable worksheet to complete (in Word and PDF)
- A link to a Vimeo Timeline of film clips or a full film Each resource also includes curriculum links to guide learning outcomes.
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Film and Media
Critical Theory (Semiotics and Gender)
Film Industry Introduction for Media Studies
Global Film (Perspectives & Ideologies)
Modern Foreign Languages
French
German
Mandarin
Spanish
Primary
Animation
Watch our video tutorials showing how to make a stop-motion animation at home using a phone or tablet.