The 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth will be celebrated in December 2025. Start the celebrations with a mini-series about Miss Austen, about Jane’s story but focusing on a different Miss Austen. It is centred on Cassandra Austen, author Jane’s only sister and close confidant. And the series speculates on why Cassandra burned most of Jane’s … Continue reading “Meet Miss Austen”
The This is England short-film festival in Rouen has a specific programme of short films for cycle 4e classes. This year you can access screenings all school year all around France. The cycle 4 selection has ants and a sporting dog, children living in rural communities, the 2012 Olympics and a DIY spaceship. If you … Continue reading “This is England 2025 films for Cycle 4”
The This is England short-film festival in Rouen has a specific programme of short films for lycée classes. This year you can access screenings all school year all around France. This year’s selection will make you laugh and make you cry, from the Troubles in Northern Ireland to sibling rivalry. Some films are very British, … Continue reading “This is England 2025 Films for Lycée”
The “This is England” festival of British short films based in Rouen and the surrounding region is back. The 2025 edition will take place from 15 to 23 November. A team of teachers has put together a special programme of screenings and teaching materials for primary, collège and lycée classes. And this year, it will … Continue reading “Save the Date: British Short Films Festival All Around France”
The Dinard British and Irish Film Festival takes place from 1 to 5 October. There are five films in competition as well as a short-film section, documentaries and lots of special showings. The opening film of the festival is one of several first films directed by actors. My Mother’s Wedding was written and directed by Kristen … Continue reading “Dinard British and Irish Film Festival 2025”
Generally clubs and classes in retirement homes include things like baking, playing bridge or flower arranging. At Cooper’s Chase retirement community, there is also the Thursday Murder Club. Richard Osman’s bestselling mystery novel is now a hit Netflix film. Cooper’s Chase isn’t your average old people’s home. A retirement community built in an old English … Continue reading “The Thursday Murder Club”
As the final film in the Downton Abbey saga is released, these activities will help your students learn more not only about this final film and its plot but also about the era or rather the “end of an era” in which the lines between classes are blurred and the upper-class world is about to … Continue reading “Downton Abbey: End of an Era”
The 36th edition of the Dinard British and Irish Film Festival will take place in Brittany from 1 to 5 October. We’ll be writing about the films in competition soon, but you can get ready to sign up your classes to see some great British and Irish films at special schools showings. You need to … Continue reading “Films for Schools in Dinard 2025!”
The master of political thrillers has passed away at age 86. A former pilot, war correspondent, and MI6 informant, the British author of The Day of the Jackal blended fiction and reality in chilling yet precise stories, redefining the spy novel. His books have sold over 75 million copies in more than 30 languages. He … Continue reading “Frederick Forsyth, Cold-Blooded Novelist”
Si vous enseignez en 6e, vous avez reçu, ou allez bientôt recevoir, un spécimen Shine Bright 6e. Vous avez été nombreux à assister à notre webinaire le 21 mai pour en savoir plus sur l’ouvrage, webinaire présenté par deux des auteurs de l’équipe, qui ont notamment exploré le thématique, “Comment une approche culturelle authentique adaptée … Continue reading “Meet the Authors: Shine Bright 6e Webinar Replay”