Young audiences to experience 20th century Wales on film in the classroom


The National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales (NSSAW), at The National Library of Wales (NLW), has launched the first educational and public screening resource based exclusively on Welsh archival films, in partnership with Ffilm Cymru Wales and Film Hub Wales. All 34 films and extracts are from the collection


of The National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales at The National Library of Wales, and feature films from the 1920s, up to the 1970s. The resource features: • 34 short films in a pack of 5 DVDs, each presenting a curated themed programme: Communities and Neighbourhoods, The World of Work, High Days and Holidays, School Days and Playtime and War and Peace.


• A curriculum-related resource pack with ideas for classroom activities (suitable for Foundation Phase through to Key Stage 4) and group discussion, as well as notes on the films themselves.


The films exude a palpable sense of place,


rooted in Welsh locations from Brynsiencyn to Butetown, Dolgarrog to St Dogmaels. The topics


are diverse, richly layered and resonate with life in Wales today. ‘Children’, for example, includes an energetic boys’ walking race in Aberystwyth (1920s), the arrival of forlorn evacuees at Machynlleth (1930s), life at a Colwyn Bay girls’ boarding school and a kids’ idyll on a north Wales farm (both 1950s). According to Iola Baines, Moving Image


Curator at NSSAW: “The aim in launching this resource is to introduce young people and screen audiences to some of the hidden gems we preserve in the Archive; treasures which reveal so many fascinating facets of how people in Wales lived, worked and enjoyed themselves throughout the 20th century. “As Archive staff we know how brilliantly films


like these can support learning across a range of subjects, breathing life not just into history, but a host of other subjects too – so we wanted to share the message and show how it can be done!” NSSAW hope that the resource will also


capture the imagination of cinema and festival programmers Wales-wide, offering general and community audiences the chance to dip into


Wales’s rich film heritage on the big screen. Audiences might discover a short archive film before the main feature, or a special evening of themed films. ‘School Days and Playtime’ might be apt at this time of year!


uFor more information please contact The National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales on 01970 632828 or email walesonfilm@llgc.org.uk


Hallfield School marks 140th anniversary with time capsule burial


Hallfield School in Edgbaston has launched a year of special anniversary celebrations by planting a time capsule on the school grounds.


The capsule, which


will be opened by future pupils on the School’s 150th anniversary in 2029, contains artefacts that will give future pupils a snapshot of life at Hallfield School in 2018. This includes photographs and


articles of school events in 2018, a school newsletter, items of school uniform, a school teddy, art work, a chess trophy, children’s letters to future pupils and copies of the Birmingham Post and First News. The Headmaster even took time out to write a letter to future staff and pupils of 2029 for the capsule. After filling the time capsule up, the School’s Headmaster, Mr


Morrow, said a few words before burying the capsule in the ground. Speaking of the event, he said: “We wanted to start a year of


celebrations with an event that would capture the imagination of our pupils. They had obviously put a lot of thought and effort into the contents of the time capsule and it will be fascinating to see how life compares in 10 years’ time.” Hallfield School will be celebrating its 140th anniversary


throughout the academic year with a series of exciting events for pupils, parents, alumni and the local community.


uwww.hallfieldschool.co.uk/hallfields-140th-anniversary 10 www.education-today.co.uk


Merry Hill Infant and Nursery school catches eye of Parliament


Merry Hill Infant and Nursery School, a two-form entry infant school in Bushey, Hertfordshire, has been included in the latest release of The Parliamentary Review, thanks to the work the school has done to increase its community's awareness of the importance of mental health and wellbeing. Melissa Regnier,


Headteacher, expressed how proud she is of the role her school plays in the learning community and the


increased awareness with regard to positive mental health and wellbeing. “It was such a pleasure to be interviewed for this prestigious publication; this is a fabulous opportunity to share the fantastic work carried out by our staff and families. This is a great achievement for our school and I am honoured that our school was invited to be a part of this year’s Review of demonstrating best practice. Through the initiatives set out in their article, combining a happy face, providing a learning place and developing a growing space, the pupils at Merry Hill are imbued with a positive mind set, good mental health and general wellbeing”. After a year of progress for the education sector, The Parliamentary Review


outlines areas of excellence and relevant issues for teachers, communities and policymakers alike. These will be featured alongside commentary on the sector from former education secretary and Review chairman Lord Blunkett.


uwww.merryhill.org.uk October 2018


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