That’s a Wrap! on 2025
As we enter the last few weeks of 2025, we want to thank our fantastic network members and everyone who has supported us to deliver our free CPD events, resources, and community this year.
At the time of writing, we are a few members shy of 850 screen educators, careers advisors, and industry specialists from across the UK. The Film & TV Educators Network is now reaching further than ever before, and in 2026, we aim to expand our events even further.
How do you teach screen subjects to students who don’t engage with the ‘classics’?
During my time at university, many of my class had just seen The Departed (2006), and we shared with one of our lecturers how much we’d enjoyed it. Her response was to laugh at us and imply we were idiots because none of us had seen the original film, Infernal Affairs (2002). Now, as a teacher myself, I can understand her frustration, but I can also see an opportunity for her to engage with us about something we were excited to explore. As you might imagine, her response to my excitement didn’t encourage me to watch Infernal Affairs, and also didn’t encourage me to continue to share my opinions in the classroom.
Teaching Production Management in Practice: Radio Etiquette
Our final blog post in the series, Teaching Production Management in Practice: Radios, outlines an introduction to radio etiquette on set.
You can download the full four-week resources from our resources page.
Notes from… Script Fest
Thank you to Into Film, Ben Murrell and Rebecca Knapp for providing exceptional CPD sessions for teachers, exploring everything from script and story structure, to script coverage reporting and copyright.
Teaching Production Management in Practice: Listening
Our resources this week provide a listening task to introduce students to the realities of listening while listening: listening to information from two sources at once. Combining this with our previous resources on Radio Lingo and Using Radios gives students a true sense of the on-set experience.
Teaching Production Management in Practice: Using Radios
Practicing these elements before getting to set will help improve their confidence, and testing their knowledge will ensure they feel comfortable with each part of the process.
Students may ask why a mobile phone isn’t just as good as a radio for on set communication. This is an excellent starting point when introducing the use of radios on set.
Teaching Production Management in Practice: Radio Lingo
Using radios effectively and understanding the correct etiquette on set enhances a student’s skills on set and also gives them more confidence to walk into professional scenarios as they are equipped for their surroundings.
To support teaching students on-set radio lingo, we have created an approachable teaching sheet for students, as well as a practical knowledge test sheet which asks students to test what they’ve learned.