Topic: Personal Growth

Now I Can Breathe – It’s not your fault. You didn’t ask for it. You are not weak. You are strong.

Amina tells the story of how she was sexually harassed over several years by other pupils, and describes the work she is doing now to help teachers put a stop to sexual harassment in their schools.

A film by Adam Tyler

Created in collaboration with the Advocacy Academy

Winner of the Children’s Broadcasting category at the Sandford St Martin Awards 2020.

Winner of the Educational Film Award at the Learning On Screen Awards 2020.

Nominated for the Content for Change Award at the Children’s BAFTAs 2019.

Advice for young people about sexual harassment can be found at the following sites:

Childline

Safeline

Brook

…and teachers can find the government’s guidance about sexual harassment in schools here.

Now I Can Breathe

Video length - 08.55

Published date - Feb 2019

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Downloadable resources

Me, Myselfie and I – John is falling behind at school, ignoring his mates and neglecting his girlfriend – all because he’s become obsessed with maintaining his online persona. He spends so much time on his phone, he eventually becomes trapped inside it. Literally.

A re-telling of the Greek myth of Narcissus for the social media age.

A film by Alastair Collinson.

Alastair was invited on to The Victoria Derbyshire Show to be part of a panel discussing social media’s impact on young people as a result of the film. Clips were featured on the show and on BBC World News.

Me, Myselfie and I

Video length - 11.59

Published date - Jan 2019

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

An Untold Story – Robyn is a young filmmaker from a small town in Scotland. She is used to telling other people’s stories, but has never put her own on camera. So in this film, she describes how she came to realise that she was gay, the initial shame she felt (and was made to feel) before proudly accepting herself for who she is.

An Untold Story

Video length - 08.50

Published date - Jan 2019

Keystage(s) - 4

Lilie – My Future. My Career. My RE. Lilie is a chef and recipe designer who says that the skills she learned in RE gave her the confidence to question, to weigh up different options and to decide what she wanted to do with her life.

Studying RE doesn’t mean you have to be a priest! It offers you experiences and skills that can be applied to many different jobs, and life in general.

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.

Lilie – My Future. My Career. My RE.

Video length - 01.15

Published date - Nov 2018

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Downloadable resources

My Future. My Career. My RE. 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. This film is a short compilation of all our wonderful contributors – so have a look at their individual films too!

My Future. My Career. My RE.

Video length - 01.43

Published date - Oct 2018

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Downloadable resources

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.

Sena – My Future. My Career. My RE.

Video length - 01.18

Published date - Oct 2018

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Downloadable resources

My Vocation – Tadz (pronounced “Tadge”) is a youthworker in North London. Here he describes what having a vocation means to him, and why he would encourage everyone – whether they are religious or not – to find their “calling”.

A film by Toby Lloyd.

My Vocation

Video length - 06.30

Published date - May 2018

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Future Humans – Genetic engineering is now a reality. Scientists can make tiny alterations to an embryo’s cells which means that hereditary diseases like cystic fibrosis could one day be eradicated for good. It could also mean that parents might be able to choose what their baby looks like, or improve its intelligence, or make it a better athlete. What effects will this have on the future of our society? Is genetic engineering good or bad for the human race?

A film by Kim Roden.

Narrated by Bonnie Wright.

Future Humans

Video length - 12.35

Published date - Jan 2018

Keystage(s) - 4

Downloadable resources

Origins – Meet Gabriela. Or Stephanie. Or Yana.

How much do the circumstances of your birth affect the person you become? How much influence does your upbringing have on your beliefs? How different would your life have been if you had been born in a different country? Into a different faith and culture?

What makes you you?

Winner of the Short Form category at the BAFTA Children’s Awards 2018.

Origins

Video length - 05.02

Published date - Sep 2017

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Downloadable resources

The Perfect Body – Sam’s life is turned upside down when he falls for the new girl at school. Convinced that she’ll never notice him unless he has the perfect body, he hires a personal trainer. A short comedy drama about love, muscles and a lot of eating.