Into Film Clubs
Find out everything you need to know about starting an Into Film Club.
This autumn term, we are delivering some of our most popular training courses as live webinars, offering you a great way to compliment your planning for upcoming terms.
Our training webinars will give you the skills to use film as an innovative tool to access the curriculum, providing interactive and engaging ways to help your learners. Our webinars are interactive, meaning you can speak directly to our practitioners and also share knowledge with other teachers about how best to put your new skills into practice back in the classroom. After each training session, you'll also have access to a free downloadable PowerPoint presentation which includes film highlights and activities that you can run with your students.
Our sessions are running during September and October, and cover literacy and oracy, curricular filmmaking, editing, and screen careers.
In order to access these free webinars all you need to do is register for a free Into Film Account - it's completely free and only takes a moment to set up. If you already have an Account you'll just need to log in. Once you've signed up/logged in, you'll be able to book the free webinars below, and you'll also have access to hundreds of classroom-ready resources, further helping you embed your learnings from the session into your teaching.
The clips were really diverse and appealing to the students and myself. The resources and activities were really excellent. Super informative and helpful.
Rebecca Anderton, Teacher, Cabot Learning Federation
Raising Literacy and Oracy through Film
Wednesday 24 September, 15:45-17:00
This session will explore exciting approaches to teaching literacy through film and a range of engaging activities to try out with your learners.
We'll introduce you to a key framework, which will help you to break analysis down into manageable chunks for your learners. You'll take part in fun literacy-focused activities, using highlights from engaging short films while also developing your knowledge of the basic elements of film.
Along the way, you'll discover how film can be a powerful tool for supporting oracy, helping learners to build their confidence in speaking, listening and expressing their ideas clearly. You'll come away with some great ideas to help learners develop their comprehension, analytical and creative writing skills - all through the excitement of film.
Screen Careers: Finding the Right Fit
Wednesday 1 October 2025, 15:45-16:45
This session deepens understanding of careers through the film and TV production process, equipping careers professionals and educators with the knowledge and skills to support young people aged 11-18 exploring screen career options.
As we demystify pre-production, production and post-production, you'll learn about key careers in each stage and how to support young people in finding the right fit for them.
By the end of the session, you will have increased knowledge on the breadth of roles in the screen industries, and gained resources to support young people planning a path into the industry.
Get Into Curricular Filmmaking
Tuesday 7 October 2025, 15:45-17:00
This practical session will help educators improve curricular learning, assessment and attainment through the use of filmmaking techniques.
We'll introduce you to simple filmmaking activities that you can use to complement, consolidate and extend classroom learning - even if you have limited time or minimal equipment. You'll get a chance to make your own short, curricular film, with step-by-step guidance and advice on how to adapt these techniques to suit your classroom environment, specific learners' needs and assessment objectives.
As well as building teacher confidence in filmmaking, we'll explore how these activities can help your learners develop a range of skills including teamwork, time management and problem-solving as well as empowering them to express themselves creatively.
Film Language: Editing
Wednesday 15 October 2025, 15:45-17:00
In this session, designed for educators delivering film qualifications, you will examine key theory, practice and terminology associated with editing.
You'll be introduced to a variety of editing techniques, from the stop-tricks of early films to cross-cutting and continuity editing. As you analyse their use in popular films and engage in practical exercises, you'll deepen your own understanding and pick up tips on how to explore editing further with your students.
Raising Literacy Through Film: Level 2
Thursday 23 October 2025, 15:45-16:45
Recommended for educators who have completed our Raising Literacy Through Film Level One training, or who have already embedded film literacy into their practice, this second level session showcases a fresh set of activities to deepen literacy learning through film.
In this session, you'll build on the foundations of our Level One training and discover additional strategies to promote higher-order thinking, strengthen communication skills and elevate creativity. You'll have plenty of opportunities to try out activities which explore key elements of film like colour, setting and genre, and learn how to scaffold them to bring out the best in your learners. We'll also share engaging variations that you can use to increase challenge and target other key areas of literacy.
