We hope you find inspiration on our resources page with our wide range of films which are mainly suitable for children and young people of all ages. Many adults are reporting that they are finding the content useful too!
On this page you will find the title of each film and the suggested age range and themes and curriculum areas we think they lend themselves to. We know that you may well find ways to use the films which we had not considered- do let us know your thoughts!
Each film has challenges below it, with ideas for further learning at home and at school. Films can be used to supplement and enrich your current curriculum, as a starting point for discussion in assembly and/or English lessons, or as a home learning activity. We have heard from many schools that have used the film and challenges for “homework”.
Some schools may choose to put on their own “festival of learning” and use several of the films to have a day or week of activities based on life and culture in Norfolk. If you do this please let us know of any interesting outcomes.
At the bottom of the “contact us” page you can subscribe to our newsletter and view previous editions by clicking on “view previous campaigns”. Each newsletter contains information about a variety of films and how they could be used.
Share the outcomes of your learning project with us on social media – @norfolk_inspire / @inspiringnorfolk
It is never too early for children and young people to think about career choices, do take a look at the developing careers page.
KEY: The programme indicates which Key Stage the event/resource is designed for (X) and for which it can be easily adapted (A).
Inspiring Nature and the Outdoors
Inspiring Nature and the Outdoors | EYFS | KS1 | KS2 | KS3 | KS4+ | Suitable for Family Learning | Themes | Subject Area |
RNLI – Beach Safety | X | X | X | X | X | X | Safety, Beach | Water Safety, Geography |
Horsey Seals (some sensitive material) | X | X | X | X | X | Nature, Beach | Science, Environment, Geography | |
Nature Photography with Shaun Whitmore | X | X | X | X | X | X | Nature, Birds, Environment | Art, STEM |
Wonderful Wildlife in Norfolk – The RSPB | X | X | X | X | X | X | Nature, Birds, Environment | Science, Geography |
Become a Nature Explorer with the Family Learning Team | X | X | X | Nature, Exploration | Art, Design, Technology, Environment | |||
Norfolk Wildlife Trust – Bretts Wood, Thompson Common and Thorpe Marshes | X | X | X | X | X | X | Nature, Environment | Science, Geography |
Amazing Orchards | X | X | X | X | X | X | Nature, Environment | Design Technology, Environment, Science, English, Maths, History, Geography |
Humphry Repton – Garden Designer | X | X | X | X | X | Landscape, People, Nature | Environment, Geography, Design Technology, History, Art | |
Our School: Our World – Introduction by Bishop Graham Usher | X | X | X | X | Environment, Creation | History, Geography, Design Technology, History, Art | ||
Keiron Williamson – Capturing Landscapes that Inspire | X | X | X | X | X | X | Landscape, Arts, Careers, Culture, People | Art, English, Geography |
Anglian Water | X | X | X | X | X | X | Environment, Innovation, Sustainability | Geography, Science |
Forest School in Norfolk | X | X | X | X | X | X | Environment, Outdoors, Culture Arts, Innovation | Outdoor Learning, Geography, RSE, PSHE, Science, English, Art |
Dinosaur Trail | X | X | X | Nature, Exploration | Science, Drama | |||
Working in a Zoo | X | X | X | X | X | Nature, Careers, People | Science, Environment, PSHE | |
Broads | X | X | X | X | X | Environment, Nature, Exploration, Landscapes, Sustainability, Places | Science, Geography | |
The Horstead Centre – Outdoor Learning and Charcoal Making | X | X | X | X | Environment, Outdoor Learning, Arts, Culture | Science, Design Technology | ||
The Royal Norfolk Show | X | X | X | X | X | X | Farming, Culture, Community | Science |
From Winterton to Happisburgh – Coastal Erosion | X | X | X | X | Environmental, Beach, Coast, Nature | Geography, Science |
Inspiring Places
Inspiring Places | EYFS | KS1 | KS2 | KS3 | KS4+ | Suitable for Family Learning | Themes | Subject Area |
Graffiti at Norwich Cathedral | X | X | X | X | Art, Religion, History, Architecture, Famous Places | Art, Religion | ||
Norfolk Museums: What can we learn from a skeleton? | X | X | X | X | History, Archaeology, Science, Famous Places | History, Science | ||
St Julian’s Church | X | X | X | X | X | History, Religion | History, Religion | |
Kett’s Heights – The Camp Headquarters of 1549 | X | X | X | X | X | History, Architecture, Gardens | History | |
Norfolk: A County of Science and Innovation – George Freeman | X | X | X | X | Innovation | Science, Design Technology, Environment | ||
Humphry Repton – Garden Designer | X | X | X | X | X | Landscape, People, Nature | Environment, Geography, Design Technology, History, Art | |
John Paston of Norfolk: Rebuilding Gresham Castle | X | X | X | X | X | X | History, Innovation | History, Art, English |
Norwich City Football Club and Inspiring Norfolk | X | X | X | X | X | Motivational, Diversity, Culture, Sport | RSE, English | |
The History of Norfolk Migration “We are One” | X | X | X | X | X | History, Diversity | History, Geography, RSE, Arts, Inclusion and Equality | |
An aerial tour of the east coast | X | X | X | X | X | X | Environmental, Places, Landscape | Geography, STEM |
St Peter Mancroft – What’s in a name? | X | X | X | X | X | X | Culture, Heritage, Environmental | Science, English, RE, History |
Buildings and the stories they tell | X | X | X | X | Culture Heritage, History, Innovation | English, History, Geography | ||
Keiron Williamson- Capturing Landscapes that Inspire | X | X | X | X | X | X | Landscape, Arts, Careers, Culture, People, Farming | Art, English, Geography |
Piers’ Poems (recommended upper KS2) | X | X | X | X | Inclusion Diversity, Community, Creativity, Identity | English, RSE, PSHE | ||
Monument and sculpture examples from Norwich | X | X | X | X | X | Arts, Culture, Community | Design Technology, Art, History | |
Redwings Horse Sanctuary | X | X | X | X | X | X | Animals, Careers | Science |
Making sense of place | X | X | X | X | Community, People, Culture, Identity | Geography, English | ||
Castle Acre – Norman landscapes in Norfolk | X | X | X | X | Culture, Landscapes, Heritage | History, English | ||
Broads | X | X | X | X | X | Environment, Nature, Exploration, Landscapes, Sustainability, Places | Science, Geography, PSHE | |
Norfolk Wildlife Trust – Bretts Wood, Thompson Common and Thorpe Marshes | X | X | X | X | X | X | Nature, Environment | Science, Geography |
Anglian Water | X | X | X | X | X | X | Environment, Innovation, Sustainability | Geography, Science, STEM |
Norfolk Love Letter with Jake Humphrey | X | X | X | X | X | Heritage, Creative Writing | English, Geography, PSHE | |
Buildings That Tell Stories – Holkham Hall | X | X | X | X | X | X | Heritage, Culture, Arts, Famous Places | STEM, Design Tech, History |
The Deserving Poor | X | X | X | X | X | Culture, Community, Heritage, | History, PSHE, Geography |
Inspiring People
Inspiring People | EYFS | KS1 | KS2 | KS3 | KS4+ | Suitable for Family Learning | Themes | Subject Area |
Humphry Repton – Garden Designer | X | X | X | X | X | Landscape, People, Nature, Heritage, Creativity, Innovation | Environment, Geography, Design Technology, History, Art, STEM | |
Tanyalee Davis – Being an Unstoppable Me | X | X | X | X | X | X | Motivational | RSE, PSHE, Wellbeing, Inclusion and Equality |
Sheringham Shantymen | X | X | X | X | X | Arts, Creativity | Music, History | |
Kett 1549 – Rebel or Hero? | X | X | X | Heritage, Environmental | History | |||
Norwich City Football Club and Inspiring Norfolk | X | X | X | X | X | X | Motivational, Diversity, Culture, Sport | RSE, English |
Captain Manby (Time and Tide museum) | X | X | X | X | X | People, Inventors, Coast, Heritage | History, Design Technology, PSHE, STEM | |
John Paston of Norfolk: Rebuilding Gresham Castle | X | X | X | X | X | X | Heritage, Innovation, Creativity | History, Art, English |
Norfolk: A County of Science and Innovation – George Freeman | X | X | X | X | Innovation | Science, Design Technology, Environment | ||
Ask a Firefighter | X | X | X | X | People who help us, Health and Safety | RSE | ||
Create a Soundscape | X | X | X | X | Sound, Technology, Music | Music, Computing | ||
On a shoe string | X | X | X | X | X | X | Creativity, Upcycling | Art, Design Technology, Environment, Business, Sustainability |
Syncopation with Tim | X | X | X | X | X | Music, Rhythm | Music | |
St Julian’s Church | X | X | X | X | X | Heritage, Religion | History, Religion, PSHE | |
The History of Norfolk Migration “We are One” | X | X | X | X | X | Heritage, Diversity | History, Geography, RSE, Arts, Inclusion and Equality | |
Britten Sinfonia | X | X | X | X | X | X | Culture, Creativity, Music, Careers, Arts | Music |
Keiron Williamson- Capturing Landscapes that Inspire | X | X | X | X | X | X | Landscape, Arts, Careers, Culture, People, Creativity | Art, English, Geography |
Fly-on-the-wall painting with Dr Kate Grant | X | X | X | X | X | X | Arts, Careers, People, Community, Creativity | Arts, PSHE, STEM |
Piers’ Poems (recommended upper KS2) | X | X | X | X | Inclusion, Diversity, Community, Creativity, Identity, Heritage | English RSE, PSHE | ||
Meet the artists at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival 2021 | X | X | X | X | X | X | Arts, Culture, People, Careers, Creativity | Art, English, Drama, Dance, PSHE |
Redwings Horse Sanctuary | X | X | X | X | X | X | Animals, Careers, Citizenship | Science |
Inspiring Norfolk Scientists- Pint of Science | X | X | X | X | Careers, Innovation, People, Citizenship | STEM, Science | ||
Books Talk Back – Isabelle King | X | X | X | X | Creativity, Culture | English | ||
Working in a Zoo | X | X | X | X | X | Careers, Animals, Environmental | Science, PSHE | |
Wonderful Norfolk Words | X | X | X | X | X | X | Heritage, Culture, Dialect, Community | English, PSHE |
Inspiring Activities and Resources
Inspiring Activities and Resources | EYFS | KS1 | KS2 | KS3 | KS4+ | Suitable for Family Learning | Theme | Subject Area |
Syncopation with Tim | X | X | X | X | X | Music, Rhythm | Music | |
On a Shoe String | X | X | X | X | X | X | Creativity, Upcycling | Art, Design Technology, Environment, Business, Sustainability |
Exploring Diversity and Inclusion (recommend Y6 upwards) | X | X | X | X | Diversity, Inclusion | Inclusion and Equality | ||
Create a Soundscape – Norfolk Music Hub | X | X | X | X | Sound, Technology, Music | Music, Computing | ||
Pasta Dough Cook-a-long | X | X | X | X | X | X | Cooking | Design Technology |
Homemade Tomato Sauce Cook-a-long | X | X | X | X | X | X | Cooking | Design Technology |
Flatbread Cook-a-long | X | X | X | X | X | X | Cooking | Design Technology |
How Kettle Chips are Made | X | X | X | X | Nutrition, Manufacturing, Technology | Design Technology | ||
Redesign NCFC’s logo (just for fun!) | X | X | X | X | X | X | Creativity, Culture | Design Technology, History |
Norwich Opportunity Area Y6/7 transition materials A set of ten lessons complete with professional storytelling videos for your Y6. Designed to encourage creative writing in the last weeks of term, the lessons are all based on the Norfolk Hikey Sprite myth and build towards the higher skills and knowledge for their next step at secondary school. | X | X | Transition | English, Maths | ||||
Have You Ever Wondered? – a whole resource bank of HE related activities, videos, blogs and more | X | X | X | X | Higher Education | Maths, English, Science, Health | ||
Helping students to feel confident: support services in Higher Education | X | X | Higher Education | |||||
Return to Learn – In this short video, you will join Lou, a current Mental Health Nursing student and mature learner at UEA, to find out a bit more about student life, balancing work and study and support available for mature students. | Higher Education (Mature Students) | |||||||
Norfolk welcomes the world: Norfolk Schools of Sanctuary resources for A Day of Welcome | X | X | X | X | X | X | Inclusion, Diversity, Community, Culture | RSE, English, Maths, Geography |
James Dyson Foundation Resources | ||||||||
Summer Reading Challenge | ||||||||
Jonny and Jelly – An introduction to dairy farming | X | X | X | Farming, Food | Geography, Design Technology, Science | |||
Norfolk Love Letter with Jake Humphrey | X | X | X | X | X | Geography, Creative Writing | English, Geography | |
John Innes | X | X | X | X | X | Science | Science | |
The History of Norfolk Migration “We are One” | X | X | X | X | X | History, Diversity | History, Geography, RSE, Arts, Inclusion and Equality | |
Our School: Our World – introduction by Bishop Graham Usher | X | X | X | X | Environment, Creation | History, Geography, RSE, Arts, Inclusion and Equality | ||
A Musical Journey – Norwich School Students. A great video introduction to all the instruments in the orchestra. – Available 18 June | X | X | X | X | X | X | Culture | Music |
Tom Hickathrift – A wonderful Fenland story | X | X | X | X | X | X | Culture | English |
The Conscious Consumer | X | X | STEM, Environment, Creativity, Farming, Food | STEM, Geography | ||||
YSA Juniors | X | X | STEM, Community | STEM | ||||
Putting on a pageant | X | X | Arts, Heritage, Culture | Arts, History, Drama | ||||
Body Percussion | X | X | X | X | X | Rhythm, Creativity, Music, Culture | Music |