About Scenes4Learning
Free online videos for education
Play our powerful ‘theatre in education’ style videos
in the classroom or assembly
Great for PSHE or pastoral issues
Join our community and get involved!
Scenes4learning enables you to stream video clips, making learning more engaging. It’s a great way to entertain, stimulate debate, and model new ways of doing things. We hope you will use it to top or tail lessons, in assembly or even on a one to one basis.
The scenes are not designed to be used in isolation. The aim is for each ‘episode’ in a group to raise discussion points, set the agenda, or emphasise consequences. They have been designed so that they are a springboard for your teaching – almost like having some actors at the front of the class with you, to run a quick scene by means of introduction or summary.
The scenes you see on the site are just the start. We’ll add to this every few months, using feedback from educators just like you. So join us and tell us what works or not, and make suggestions. Get involved!
This is just the start of the innovations we will be bringing you in coming months.
Who are we?
Scenes4Learning is run by Collingwood Learning Ltd. We are passionate about using theatre based scenarios to help people learn. We have many years experience in theatre in education, multi-media, and teaching resources.
We are based in Yorkshire, and in our lovely team we have:
Lindsay, who does the liaising with our community of teachers and educators.
Chris, who writes the scenes.
Chris P, who built and maintains the site.
Michelle, who edits and organises everyone!
We are backed up by a brilliant cast of actors and film crew.
Why Education?
How much does it cost?
It's FREE!!
Scenes4Learning is completely free to users. There is no catch!
Still confused?
You should be able to do everything online, but we know what it’s like when you actually just want to speak to someone! So call us on 01484 681025. We’re real people and very nice. Unless you catch Chris P before 9.30 and a bucket of coffee. No guarantees there.
Our working hours are 9am – 5pm on a good day.
We want to do our very best to help you have access to Scenes4Learning's library of videos. Please just email or call us if you have any questions at all, and we'll do our best to help!
Tel: 01484 681025
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Free subscription (www.scenes4learning.com)In order to watch videos on our site, please make sure you have the following minimum system requirements:
Adobe Flash Player 10.0.22+ plug-in
Firefox 4.0+, Internet Explorer 7.0+, Safari 1.0+, Google Chrome or Opera High-speed broadband connection (minimum 1 Mbps connection)
Recommended System Requirements:
Flash Player: Adobe Flash Player 10.1+
Browser: Firefox 7.0+, Internet Explorer 8.0+, Safari 4.0+, or Google Chrome 12.0+ Operating System: Windows XP(SP2)+ or Mac OS X 10.5+ Internet Connection: 2 Mbps or higher
PC Requirements:
Windows XP (SP2) or higher
RAM: 128MB or more
Sound Card: at least 16-bit
Video Card: at least 64MB of video memory
Mac Requirements:
Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
RAM: 128MB or more
Sound Card: at least 16-bit
Video Card: at least 64MB of video memory
Ensure you have a fast, working broadband connection to ensure smooth video playback and fast video loading. Please ensure that your browser is up to date in order to see all (or contact your IT administrator to check). Other running programs or open browser windows may also affect the performance of video playback.
Free online videos for education
Play our powerful ‘theatre in education’ style videos
in the classroom or assembly
Great for PSHE or pastoral issues
Join our community and get involved!
‘The Scenes4Learning site is very easy to use. The scenes are perfectly sized and ideal for use in the classroom, assemblies, tutor activities, debates etc. The topics you could use are endless for a resource like this.
I have to say I really like this resource – It is original - I haven’t seen one with short scenes like this which can so easily be incorporated into lesson plans, assemblies and form time activities. They are ideal for classroom debates on delicate issues. The quality of the scenes and acting are superb.’
Frances Keaveney, Rosebery School, Surrey.
