key_stages: Key Stage 3 (Age 11-14)
Shermeen – My Future. My Career. My RE. Shermeen is studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) at Warwick University, but she believes that studying RS at GCSE and A Level has helped her in her degree course. RS taught her to explore tough academic questions, how to construct complex arguments, and how to examine differing points of view and gain a new perspective on human behaviour.
Studying RE at GCSE and A Level provides you with important life skills, and offers opportunities in further education and a wide variety of careers. Watch the other MY FUTURE. MY CAREER. MY RE. films to hear more real stories about how Religious Studies benefits students and young professionals.
Scully – My Future. My Career. My RE. Scully is a presenter and producer for a London radio station. His study of RE at school gave him vital lessons in understanding human differences and, most importantly, our similarities, and – he believes – makes him a better broadcaster.
Studying RE at GCSE and A Level provides you with important life skills, and offers opportunities in further education and a wide variety of careers. Watch the other MY FUTURE. MY CAREER. MY RE. films to hear more real stories about how Religious Studies benefits students and young professionals.
Sena – My Future. My Career. My RE. Sena is a law student at Oxford Brookes University, and she’s found that a lot of the skills she learned while studying RE at school have been really valuable: learning to debate, seeing other people’s points of view, even making the case for a point of view that she disagrees with. There was the opportunity to immerse herself in other cultures, gain a deeper understanding of the world and learn how to consider different perspectives.
Studying RE at GCSE and A Level provides you with important life skills, and offers opportunities in further education and a wide variety of careers. Watch the other MY FUTURE. MY CAREER. MY RE. films to hear more real stories about how Religious Studies benefits students and young professionals.
Arun – My Future. My Career. My RE. Arun is a junior doctor and every day he meets people of different faiths, cultures and lifestyles. The knowledge and skills he learned in RE help him to provide the right care plan for each of his patients. No other subject provides the same opportunity to find out about different communities from around the world, helping you understand different cultures and have empathy for people from all walks of life.
Studying RE at GCSE and A Level provides you with important life skills, and offers opportunities in further education and a wide variety of careers. Watch the other MY FUTURE. MY CAREER. MY RE. films to hear more real stories about how Religious Studies benefits students and young professionals.
The Demon’s Head – The Collector welcomes you to his House of Horrible Things to tell the gruesome story of the demon Mahishashura, his confrontation with the Goddess Durga, and how he came to lose his head.
A story for the Hindu festival of Navaratri, narrated by Tim McInnerny.
Animation by Ceiren Bell.
Nominated for the Animation Award at the Children’s BAFTAs 2019.
Fine – Joe returns to school after his mother’s funeral, and has to cope with his bereavement surrounded by friends who don’t understand what he’s going through, and teachers who are unsure how to help him.
A film by Emily May Smith.
With thanks to Portsmouth Grammar School.
If someone close to you has died, or if a friend is trying to cope with the death of someone they knew, you can find support and guidance at Child Bereavement UK.
One-to-One – James has been outed at school before he could come out on his own terms, and he’s afraid of what his parents will say when they discover he’s got a boyfriend. With everything getting too much for him, James visits his youthworker to talk it all out, one-to-one.
A short coming-of-age drama by Toby Lloyd and Conor Deedigan.
Nominated for the Teen Award at the Children’s BAFTAs 2019.
Living With ADHD – Matteo has ADHD – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – which means that he’s very active and very excitable (which can be good), but it also means that he finds it hard to concentrate, forgets things easily and has little sense of danger (which can be bad). Matteo’s Mum wants him to take medication which will help him at school, but his Dad is worried that it will affect his chances of becoming a professional rugby player.
Directed by Lucia Clements and made during the BFI Film Academy’s documentary filmmaking residential course run by our friends at VividEcho.
