Lesson plans and careers resources

ScreenSkills creates downloadable resources and lesson plans for teachers and career advisers in screen.  You might also be interested in our ever-popular career maps.  Or you might want to point your students to our job profiles or the pages explaining how to build your portfolio.

Career maps

Career maps

Popular A2 or A3 maps showing how roles fit together within each screen industry
Job profiles

Job profiles

Explore all the different job roles in the film, TV, animation, visual effects (VFX) and games industries.
Animation lessons

Animation lessons

Lesson plan and supporting materials for years 5 to 8 about job roles in animation
Games lessons

Games lessons

Lesson plan and supporting materials for years 5 to 8 about job roles in games
Film and TV drama lessons

Film and TV drama lessons

Lesson plan on job roles in film and TV drama for years 5 to 8
Visual effects lessons

Visual effects lessons

Lesson plan and supporting materials for years 5 to 8 about job roles in VFX
Unscripted TV lessons

Unscripted TV lessons

Lesson plan and supporting materials for years 5 to 8 about job roles in unscripted TV
One-pagers

One-pagers

A4 or A5 summaries of the first steps and next steps towards a career in the screen industries
Guide to free software

Guide to free software

Downloadable guide to the best free software for getting started in screen
Top tips for filming with a phone

Top tips for filming with a phone

Checklist for recording more professional video with a smartphone or tablet
How to get a good interview

How to get a good interview

Guide to planning, asking the right questions and recording an interview on a smartphone
Making a stop-motion animation

Making a stop-motion animation

Tips for getting started in animation using a tablet or phone and free software
Simple storyboards: why and how to make them

Simple storyboards: why and how to make them

Learn the role of a storyboard in animation, drama, documentary and performance
Careers in games

Careers in games

Watch a panel of industry professionals talk about getting a career in the games industry.