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On our way to Teachmeet, Andrea and I passed the Film Education stand. We were very impressed by the pimary literacy software that they were demonstrated, Picturacy. I am sure Andrea will post details about it when she is back at work.

Eager to find out more details I visited their website, but I was unable to find what I wanted. While searching around the site I did come across a number of useful resources for primary and secondary education. The free resources included study guides and worksheets for a variety of films and generic study guides aimed at the film industry, you can also purchase more resources aimed at the film industry.

The organisation also offers free screenings of films for schools, for example:

Thursday 7th February 2008
Certificate: 12A cert
Running time: 122 mins
Suitable for: KS 3/4, Citizenship, Media, English and AS/A2 Media Studies
Visit The Kite Runner educational online resource

Based on one of the most acclaimed novels in recent memory, The Kite Runner is a profoundly emotional tale of friendship, family, devastating mistakes and redeeming love. In a divided country on the verge of war, two childhood friends, Amir and Hassan, are about to be torn apart forever. It’s a glorious afternoon in Kabul and the skies are bursting with the exhilarating joy of a kite-fighting tournament. But in the aftermath of the day’s victory, one boy’s fearful act of betrayal will mark their lives forever and set in motion an epic quest for redemption. Now, after 20 years of living in America, Amir returns to a perilous Afghanistan under the Taliban’s iron-fisted rule to face the secrets that still haunt him and take one last daring chance to set things right. Screening in: Birmingham Cineworld and London-Empire Leicester Square.

The London Screening will be followed by a 45 minute discussion on the film by writer and journalist Ian Haydn Smith. Please ensure you can stay for the whole event before booking.

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