DfES and Actionwork
During 2004 and 2005
Actionwork has been working with the
Department for Education and Skills (DfES)
making an anti-bullying film.
At the request of the
Government Actionwork got together a group
of young people, trained them up in
facilitation skills and basic camera and
filming techniques, then toured all over the
country with them to primary and secondary
schools.
The
young people ran workshops, created scenes
and interviewed over 1000 young people on
camera. This has been edited in to a short
film which will be made available by the
Government later in the year. This film in
addition to being an anti-bullying resource
is also an evaluation of the 'Make The
Difference' Conferences run by the DfES in
2004
This film is from a young
people's perspective for young people. More
details, including how to obtain a copy will
be provided soon.
All schools will get a free copy
of the film on DVD
In Addition to the
film, the 'Making The Difference' DVD
also contains a 'Resource' section,
Anti-Bullying Alliance information, A
DfES Regional Anti-Bullying Conferences
history, information on Actionwork
programmes and 2 anti bullying short
films.
The 'Making The
Difference' DVD is available free from
the DfES. To obtain your free copy
please write to: Sarah Willet,
Improving Behaviour in Schools Team,
Department for Education and Skills,
Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street,
London SW1P 3BT. Or you can
telephone: 0870 000 2288 or email the
DfES team at:
anti.bullying@dfes.gsi.gov.uk - Just ask
for your complimentary 'Making The
Difference DVD', and one will be sent to
you free of charge.
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Making The Difference. A film
produced by Actionwork
highlighting issues of bullying
from a young people's
perspective
On the
23rd November 2005 Actionwork
Films was hosted by the National
Film Theatre in London to Launch
the film 'Making The
Difference'.
'Making The
Difference', Directed by Andy
Hickson and filmed by the I
Power I Crew was produced by
Actionwork Films for the
Department for Education and
Skills (DfES).
This film was
made by young people, in
particular by 4 members of the I
Power I Crew; Ardavan Ahmadi,
Ben Sayah, Leah Richards and Zak
Chowdhury. These four supported
by Louisa Pink, and Andy Hickson,
ran action workshops,
interviewed and filmed over 1000
students in 18 schools across
the country about bullying.
The I Power I Crew (the young
people who made the film) got
Princess Diana of Wales awards
for their anti-bullying work
Visit
Action work
for more details
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