Topic: Global

Ollie – My Future. My Career. My RE. Ollie is a sports reporter and his job takes him all over the world. He loves travelling, and having taken RE at school, he understands how religious beliefs influence countries and cultures, and this gives him a deeper appreciation of the places he visits and the people he meets.

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.

Ollie – My Future. My Career. My RE.

Video length - 01.23

Published date - Nov 2018

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

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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.

Shermeen – My Future. My Career. My RE.

Video length - 01.30

Published date - Oct 2018

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

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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.

Scully – My Future. My Career. My RE.

Video length - 01.13

Published date - Oct 2018

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

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Shape the Future – What do you use every day that needs energy of some kind? It’s quite scary when you think about it. Have you ever thought about where that energy comes from? And how it is produced? And the effects those sources have on your future? It’s the responsibility of everyone to ask questions, to get the right information, and to encourage the government to make the right decisions that will shape the future.

Shape the Future

Video length - 02.51

Published date - Jan 2017

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

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My Body, My Rules – Maria is a little girl who likes singing, dancing and playing outdoors. She is perfect the way she is, so please don’t harm her body. This short film describes what Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is, and why it is wrong.

My Body, My Rules

Video length - 02.20

Published date - Sep 2016

Keystage(s) - 2 and 3

Needlecraft – Maria is a little girl who likes singing, dancing and playing outdoors. She is perfect the way she is, so why cut her? This short film describes what Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is, and why it is wrong.

Needlecraft

Video length - 02.48

Published date - Sep 2016

Keystage(s) - 4 and 5

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Refugee – If you were forced to leave your home and could only take one bag, what would you take? In this short drama, we meet a young girl and her family in an unknown land and discover how they came to be there, far away from home.

Curriculum Mapping

TrueTube films are designed for use in a number of ways. Some ideas of where this film could link to your curriculum are below:

AQA

Component 2 - Religious, philosophical and ethical studies in the modern world: Theme D - Religion, peace and conflict - Religious responses to victims of war: To look at a present day religious organisation that helps victims of war.

Edexcel

Area of Study 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict - Section 4: Peace and Conflict- Attitudes to issues surrounding conflict:

OCR

Componet Group 2–Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a religious perspective - religion, peace and conflict; violence, war, pacifism, terrorism, just war theory, holy war; the role of religion and belief in 21st centuryc onflict and peace making; the concepts of justice, forgiveness and reconciliation

WJEC

PART B - Theme 2: Issues of Human Rights - Human Rights and Social Justice

Eduqas

Component 1 (Route A) Religious, Philosophical and Ethical Studies in the Modern World Theme 3 : Issues of Good and Evil

Transcript

Refugee

Dad Jamie. Ash. Ash, Ash, what have you lost?

Mum I don't know, Jamie. We've just got to keep going.

Mum Oh my God.

Mum Ash, careful.

Man Pick a card. Any card. So what have you got? You know what it is, okay. You remember it. Put on the deck, please. Take a bit more than that. Shuffle that. Cover that, special kind of shuffle.

Man At this point card could be anywhere. That's out, there. That's not your card. Okay, we can work with this. Think very hard about your card. I'm gonna read your mind. And I think your card is.

Man You had it hidden all the time, didn't you? It's behind your ear.

Dad Ashley. Come on.

Mum Did you manage to get any sleep at all, darling?

Ashley Yeah.

Mum Good girl. I found us something to eat. Oh, I'm sorry, darling. That's all there is.

Ashley Just eat round it.

Dad Ashley. Come on.

Jamie I'm tired. Can you carry me?

Ashley I'm tired. You carry me.

Jamie I need a wee

Dad Don't use the water for that.

Mum It needs to be clean. I'm in a minute, darling. Stay still. I think it's still in there.

Jamie Mum!

Mum Ash, can you take him?

Dad Don't go far.

Jamie I need to wee.

Mum Quickly. Please, Mark. Come on, come on.

Dad Grab your bag.

Mum What?

Dad Quickly!

Dad Come on. Darling.

Mum What are you doing?

Dad We can't stay here. Ashley, no! This side. Come on. Come on. Come on. Ashley.

Dad Got your bag, darling?

Ashley Yeah.

Dad Okay. Come on, let's go.

Ashley Okay.

Dad Well, things have changed. There isn't a choice.

Mum This is their home.

Dad They're stuck in the middle of a war zone. Do you really want to wait until one of the kids is killed?

Mum We don't have anywhere to.

Dad I'm going to to get Jamie. Ash.

Ashley Yeah.

Dad Come on. Okay. Be back in a minute.

Voice Please. Come on.

Dad Here we are.

Mum Oh. Hi, darling.

Dad Hey.

Mum Good timing.

Ashley Look what Grandpa lent me.

Mum That was kind of him.

Ashley Have you been taking photos on the way home from school?

Jamie Grandpa!

Grandpa What about-

Mum Take one of dad, he loves having his photo taken. No!

Grandpa Don't tell your mother. Our secret? Okay.

Grandpa Oh, a spy

Ashley Smile.

Grandpa What should we say?

Jamie Banana.

Grandpa Bananas!

Refugee

Video length - 11.58

Published date - Jun 2016

Keystage(s) - 3, 4 and 5

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God is in the Boat – The island of Lesvos in Greece, 2016: refugees fleeing war and hardship are arriving in their thousands. In this film, we hear from some of the refugees, and from the volunteers who feel it is their humanitarian duty to help them.

God is in the Boat

Video length - 4.40

Published date - Apr 2016

Keystage(s) - 3, 4 and 5

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Out of Love – In ‘Out of Love’ Kezi and Jess talk honestly about the struggles they faced coming to terms with being both Christian and gay, when it seems to them that the Church has blown the issue of sexuality out of all proportion.

Out of Love

Video length - 04.15

Published date - Jan 2016

Keystage(s) - 4

For the Sake of the Child – How would you feel if a visitor came into assembly and announced that children from your school have been chosen to start a new life abroad? Confused? Excited? Scared?