The Principles of Film and Screen Education

The development of Scotland’s future screen sector begins with education. Giving children and young people the chance to engage with screen content helps build creativity, confidence, and a wider understanding of the industry.

Film and screen education should allow children and young people the chance to explore different forms of screen content, developing their creative, critical and cultural knowledge and skills as well as knowledge and skills of self and community.

An Introduction to Screen Education

Screen Education includes watching, discussing, and analysing diverse screen texts. It explores writing, storyboarding, and scripting, covering various genres like short films and foreign-language films.

Film Literacy: Critical, Cultural and Creative Approach

Film Literacy is the understanding of a film, involving conscious film selection, critical watching, and the ability to analyse content, cinematography, and technical aspects.

A Draft Film and Screen Curriculum for Scotland

Screen Scotland's work to embed film and screen as an Expressive Arts subject in Scottish schools.

Screen Narrative

Explore the evolution of cinematic storytelling, from the early realisation of crafting narratives through sequential clips to the contemporary illusion of seamless storytelling achieved through advanced filmmaking techniques.

Screen Language

Films, though seemingly straightforward, have distinct language attributes, despite lacking letter icons like books. This unique language, embedded in various elements, adds depth to their apparent simplicity.

Short Film Library

Additional resources to support your screen education work. Many resources are themed towards specific films in our collection; others are general tools that can be used in many different contexts.

Classroom Resources

Screen Education on the web; find many other useful resources from our directory of links to screen education websites and organisations.

Teaching Activities

A guide to different ways you can use screen education in your classroom lessons. Lots of ideas of how to engage pupils through literacy exercises and practical activities.