Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
0:00 Introduction and opening comments
3:32 Thanks to sponsors
4:09 Northway School video
7:01 Belgrave Academy interview and video
13:21 St Marks interviews and video
22:31 Prendergast Primary video
25:10 Closing comments and thanks
This showcase shows how schools across the UK have celebrated diversity, identity and culture through the LitFilmFest ‘This Is Us’ classroom literacy project. Hundreds of schools wrote poems and created videos in this free project created with poet Joseph Coelho. Find out more about the project here: litfilmfest.com/this-is-us
Watch more ‘This Is Us’ poetry from schools here: youtube.com/watch?v=LV-fDTNPTM0&list=PL_odjZ7bN8F5m61yy82zBzK1W9HePoj2g
What is LitFilmFest?
LitFilmFest is a social enterprise created by teachers who want to help children to engage with literacy - writing, reading, speaking - in order to make the most of their lives! We have been creating classroom resources based on informed research for over 10 years, and in the 6 years since LitFilmFest was founded have gained thousands of users in classrooms across the world! Our projects have been proven by independent writing assessors who found that the average rate of progress in writing improvement was 3.75 times faster than the UK national average.
How can I use LitFilmFest resources at school or at home?
Simply visit the LitFilmFest website to find out more about how you can start your child on a journey of engagement and discovery, using fully planned and resourced national curriculum based projects for Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3 and 4 students. We have a regularly updated home learning section, alongside our library of over 400 hours of learning projects.
0:00 Introduction and opening comments
3:32 Thanks to sponsors
4:09 Northway School video
7:01 Belgrave Academy interview and video
13:21 St Marks interviews and video
22:31 Prendergast Primary video
25:10 Closing comments and thanks
This showcase shows how schools across the UK have celebrated diversity, identity and culture through the LitFilmFest ‘This Is Us’ classroom literacy project. Hundreds of schools wrote poems and created videos in this free project created with poet Joseph Coelho. Find out more about the project here: litfilmfest.com/this-is-us
Watch more ‘This Is Us’ poetry from schools here: youtube.com/watch?v=LV-fDTNPTM0&list=PL_odjZ7bN8F5m61yy82zBzK1W9HePoj2g
What is LitFilmFest?
LitFilmFest is a social enterprise created by teachers who want to help children to engage with literacy - writing, reading, speaking - in order to make the most of their lives! We have been creating classroom resources based on informed research for over 10 years, and in the 6 years since LitFilmFest was founded have gained thousands of users in classrooms across the world! Our projects have been proven by independent writing assessors who found that the average rate of progress in writing improvement was 3.75 times faster than the UK national average.
How can I use LitFilmFest resources at school or at home?
Simply visit the LitFilmFest website to find out more about how you can start your child on a journey of engagement and discovery, using fully planned and resourced national curriculum based projects for Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3 and 4 students. We have a regularly updated home learning section, alongside our library of over 400 hours of learning projects.
