Teaching Film for KS5 MFL: an online CPD series

This series of twilight online CPD sessions offers focused support for the teaching of film set texts included on the French, Spanish, and German A Level specifications. Plus a session on film analysis for all language areas.

Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
Booking opens 1 September 2025

Essential Scene Analysis for KS5 MFL

4pm to 5pm, Thursday 09 October 2025, online

Aimed at teachers of all MFL subjects, this one-hour online session offers understanding of scene analysis requirements for teaching the MFL KS5 film set text. Focusing on essential film language and how to contextualise and analyse a scene, the session will offer a shot-by-shot analysis of a scene from Mathieu Kassovitz’s La Haine, as well as practical examples from other MFL set texts.

  • Delivered in English
  • Free for all teachers to attend — booking details below

Teaching Goodbye, Lenin! for KS5 German – includes Scheme of Learning resource

3:45pm to 5:15pm, Tuesday 14 October 2025, online

Join us for this interactive, online twilight CPD for teachers of KS5 with a focus on the film Goodbye, Lenin! (Becker, 2003). This session aims to support teachers by showcasing practical examples on how to engage KS5 German learners in film analysis, learning to use film specific vocabulary in context and gaining confidence in discussing this film in the target language.

  • Delivered in both German and English
  • Attendees will receive a scheme of learning resource to support lesson. planning and classroom teaching of Goodbye, Lenin
  • £45 per teacher, booking details below

Teaching Pan’s Labyrinth for KS5 Spanish – includes Scheme of Learning resource

3:45pm to 5:15pm, Thursday 16 October 2025, online

Aimed at Spanish teachers, this twilight CPD session is aimed at guiding through film-focused activities to help KS5 students understand, analyse, and enjoy discussing and writing about Pan’s Labyrinth (del Toro, 2006). The session will use some extracts of the film to offer teachers practical examples of teaching the film through key areas of film analysis (mise-en-scène, sound and camera shots).

  • Delivered in both Spanish and English
  • Attendees will receive a scheme of learning resource to support lesson. planning and classroom teaching of Pan’s Labyrinth
  • £45 per teacher, booking details below

Teaching La Haine for KS5 French – includes Scheme of Learning resource

3:45pm to 5:15pm, Thursday 23 October 2025, online

This online CPD session is aimed at guiding teachers through film-focused activities to help KS5 students understand, analyse and enjoy discussing, and writing about, La Haine (Kassovitz, 1995). This session will use film extracts to offer teachers ideas for close reading as well as practical examples of teaching the film.

  • Delivered in both French and English
  • Attendees will receive a scheme of learning resource to support lesson planning and classroom teaching of La Haine
  • £45 per teacher, booking details below

Booking information

  • To book any of these events please call 020 7815 1329.
  • £45 per teacher for each subject-focused session. Essential Scene Analysis is free for all teachers to attend.
  • Please book by 12pm the day before the event.
  • Please make payments using a credit/debit card, or download, print and return the booking form with cheque or card details.
  • We cannot reserve seats nor do we send invoices or accept BACS payments, so please make payment at time of booking.
  • For queries related to booking, please email schools@bfi.org.uk.
  • For queries related to session content, please email carol-mei.barker@bfi.org.uk.