Making the Case for the Arts - Creative Confidence
One of a series of three films for CapeUK (IVE), making the case for using the arts and creativity in education to boost children's learning. 'Creative Confidence' shows how staff and pupils at High Storrs School have used the arts across the curriculum. Made in collaboration with A level Film Studies students at High Storrs School.
Commissioned by CapeUK (IVE) 2015 (1 of 3)
Meet the Invertebrates
Created by pupils from Ravenfield Primary Academy in partnership with Clifton Park Museum and filmmaker Jon Harrison.
The film explores Clifton Park Museum's entomology collection and looks at how insects and other invertebrates are viewed and valued in society.
Commissioned by Clifton Park Museum, Rotherham 2021
Imaginary Communities
A short animated introduction to 'Imaginary Communities' - Chol Theatre's unique approach to drama education. IC promotes play and imagination to aid writing and integrate theatre into the curriculum, nourishing wider learning through drama.
Illustrations by Ruth Dyer.
Commissioned by CHOL Theatre 2020
Making Maths - Using the mathematics of nature to inspire primary teaching and learning in mathematics.
A documentation film for Maker{Futures} at University of Sheffield. Mathematical Biology is a subject dedicated to using maths to understand the natural world, from the cells in our body to the way animals move around their habitat. Children learned how to describe real life with numbers, and how to use this to make decisions and predictions. It is designed to give pupils the chance to discover how maths can be useful in everyday life.
Commissioned by University of Sheffield 2022
The Art & Science of Noticing
The Art & Science of Noticing is an enquiry led approach to learning in museums and galleries, devised by Bradford Museums & Galleries Learning Team.
Commissioned by Bradford Museums & Galleries 2017
The Wild Escape
All the 360° videos, photographs and paintings in this film were created by the children of Ferham Primary School, Rotherham, working with Jon Harrison as part of The Wild Escape workshops at Clifton Park Museum.
The Wild Escape is a major project from Art Fund that looks to engage children with the UK’s natural environment, inviting primary school children aged 7-11 to explore animals in museum collections and create stories imagining a creature’s journey to a future habitat rich in biodiversity.
Commissioned by Clifton Park Museum, Rotherham 2023
Making the Case for the Arts - Opportunity and Experience
One of a series of three films for CapeUK (IVE), making the case for using the arts and creativity in education to boost children's learning. 'Opportunity and Experience' shows how staff and pupils at Barugh Green Primary School have used the arts across the curriculum.
Commissioned by CapeUK (IVE) 2015 (1 of 3)
Making the Case for the Arts - A Deeper Understanding
One of a series of three films for CapeUK (IVE), making the case for using the arts and creativity in education to boost children's learning. 'A Deeper Understanding' shows how staff and pupils at St Marie's Primary School have used the arts across the curriculum.
Commissioned by CapeUK (IVE) 2015 (1 of 3)
How do teachers encounter research in the wild?
This animation was produced for the Research Mobilities in Primary Literacy Education Project (2022-2024).
The project investigated teachers’ experiences of research, the kinds of literacy research that they encounter, and how literacy research moves to, among and around teachers.
Commissioned by Sheffield Hallam University 2024
SENDIASS
One of two animation compilations I co-produced with Guiding Voices - a self-organising group of young people supported through Rotherham SENDIASS (Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service).
SENDIASS offers impartial information, advice and support about matters relating special educational needs for parents and carers of children or young people up to age 25 with special educational needs or disabilities.
Commissioned by Rotherham Borough Council 2020
Guiding Voices - SEND Support
One of two animation compilations I co-produced with Guiding Voices - a self-organising group of young people supported through Rotherham SENDIASS (Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service).
SENDIASS offers impartial information, advice and support about matters relating special educational needs for parents and carers of children or young people up to age 25 with special educational needs or disabilities.
Commissioned by Rotherham Borough Council 2022
Why use Animation?
An animated introduction to stop motion animation using tablet computers for schools.
One of a series of three animated explainers for Maker{Futures} at University of Sheffield.
Commissioned by University of Sheffield 2022
Animating with tablet computers
An animated introduction to stop motion animation using tablet computers for schools.
One of a series of three animated explainers for Maker{Futures} at University of Sheffield.
Commissioned by University of Sheffield 2022
Our Cinema (Educational workshop film)
A selection of animated film experiments made by children aged 8-12yrs, using stopmotion and pixellation techniques, taking part in a one day workshop at the Showroom Cinema, Sheffield.
National Youth Film Festival 2013
Making your first Animation
An animated introduction to stop motion animation using tablet computers for schools.
One of a series of three animated explainers for Maker{Futures} at University of Sheffield.
Commissioned by University of Sheffield 2022
Herbert Read & Alec Clegg: A Revolution Realised
National Arts Education Archives Gallery (31 Jan–29 Mar 2015)
Two of the most influential educators of the 20th century - Herbert Read, English anarchist, poet, literary critic and co-founder of the Institute of Contemporary Arts and Sir Alec Clegg, Chief Education officer for the West Riding of Yorkshire (1945–1974).
Recorded 25 March 2015 at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Scrapstore (Educational workshop film)
Children reflect on the Scrapstore scheme and it's impact on their learning and play. This is one of over 30 films made by year six pupils during the 'Malin Bridge Mash-up' a 3 month workshop residency with Malin Bridge Primary School. The project was led by Lovebytes, a Sheffield based digital arts organisation and Dr Becky Parry, a researcher from the University of Leeds. Funded by First Light the project was developed with the Institute of Education with the aim of researching children’s film production practices at home and at school.
Commissioned by First Light, June 2013