Teachers were given training on how to produce films and animations. They then helped pupils create their own films and animations during extra-curricular clubs.
How did it go? Ben Thwaites, a teacher involved in the scheme, says his pupils have benefited tremendously: "The use of film within St. Joseph's school has been nothing short of inspirational.
It encouraged research, planning, group work, number work, the creation of play scripts, editing, drama, music and many other elements of the curriculum, to become naturally entwined in the process of teaching and learning."
Anything else? The films and animations made by the schools were celebrated by more than 150 attendees at the Bracknell Forest Schools Film Festival screening, which was attended by both borough and town mayors. Following the event, a showreel of the children's work featured on the Community TV screens, visible in public spaces around Bracknell Forest. The project is to be repeated in 2011 with more schools taking part.
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