Topic: Personal Growth

Conspiraquest

An animated game looking at some of the conspiracy theories that circulate on the internet, and revealing a few you might think are false theories, but are partly based in fact…

Conspiraquest

Video length - 04.42

Published date - Jan 2009

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

I Know What I Want

Mary’s family left their homeland to give her a good education and a better future, but she rebelled. Her parents wanted her to become a dentist, but she was more interested in singing. Here she talks about how she eventually realised that she was being selfish, and why she decided to fulfill her parents’ wishes.

I Know What I Want

Video length - 04.00

Published date - Jan 2009

Keystage(s) - 4

Downloadable resources

Cyber Cowards

Harry was cyber bullied by someone who set up a fake profile in his name. An incredibly strong minded young man, Harry considered the act pathetic and pitiful, he told his parents and the issue was dealt with without any more harm being caused. He is in no doubt that cyber-bullying is a cowardly thing done by people who are bored and unfulfilled.

Cyber Cowards

Video length - 01.10

Published date - Nov 2008

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Downloadable resources

Mine’s Better Than Yours

Three young men compare their experiences of education at a mixed state school, a public school and a boarding school – what do their schools have to offer and what would an ideal school be like?

Mine’s Better Than Yours

Video length - 04.05

Published date - Nov 2008

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Downloadable resources

Favourite Teachers

Vox pops on what makes a good teacher. The film asks whether young people agree with recent news articles on needing more male and black teachers to act as role models.

Favourite Teachers

Video length - 02.45

Published date - Oct 2008

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

School Punishments

Vox pops from all over the world on experiences with punishment at school, from writing lines to being hit with a cane. How has the education system changed in recent years? Is corporal punishment a valid method of control?

School Punishments

Video length - 03.43

Published date - Oct 2008

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Lives Not Knives: Eliza’s Campaign

Eliza’s experience of knife crime in London led her to set up the Lives Not Knives campaign. Here, aged 15 she speaks about why.

Lives Not Knives: Eliza’s Campaign

Video length - 01.22

Published date - Sep 2008

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Fighting Suppression

Wai Hnin is an asylum seeker from Burma, who fled to England for the chance to study freely. Her father is a political prisoner in Burma, because of this she is constantly under threat in her homeland.

Fighting Suppression

Video length - 04.37

Published date - Aug 2008

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

People on the street give their views on human rights: what are they, who has them, who enforces them, what do they mean for us and where does the media fit in?