School trip to The Emmerdale Studio Experience
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!
STEP OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND INTO THE DRAMA
Step into the drama of exciting telly as your students learn and experience the television production process from script to screen!
They go behind-the-scenes of one of television’s most enduring soap operas, revealing the techniques and secrets to bring gripping stories to life. Located at the former ITV studios, where some filming still takes place, their range of KS2-5 resources and workshops has everything you need to contextualise your teaching and inspire your students’ minds.
The Emmerdale Studio Experience education programme is tailored for Key Stages 2 to 5 and links to the National Curriculum and exam board specifications for English and Film and Media Studies.
They have designed their school trip programme to be as teacher-friendly as possible, with
FREE* on-site workshop with exclusive behind-the-scenes content to complement your visit (subject to availability)
FREE pre-and post-visit resources complete with learning objectives, outcomes, curriculum links, worksheets and activities.
FREE resources to help you with your visit.
THEIR KS2-SPECIFIC RESOURCES WILL AID YOUR LEARNING EXPERIENCE TO THE EMMERDALE STUDIO EXPERIENCE
- Pre-visit resources will guide pupils to understand that soap operas use a variety of methods to create characters and storylines. They will examine stereotypes and archetypes to develop their own characters and write a script including edge-of-the-seat cliff hangers.
- On their 80-minute guided tour of the Emmerdale Studio Experience, pupils will see first-hand how teams of professionals turn scripts into the finished episode, using sets, props, special effects, and of course actors!
- Their 45-minute FREE* optional workshop deconstructs a real scene from script to screen, where pupils can see original materials that the production crew used up-close!
- Post-visit resources guide pupils to put their learning into practice. They’ll turn their stories into a filmed episode, by taking on roles of the TV professionals and following the filming processes used in real-life.
ENGLISH NATIONAL CURRICULUM LINKS
Their education programme at the Emmerdale Studio Experience perfectly contextualises statutory requirements within the Key Stage 2 National Curriculum for English
- Pupils should be taught to identify the audience and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form and using other similar writing as models for their own
- Note and develop initial ideas, drawing on reading and research where necessary
- In writing narratives, considering how authors have developed characters and settings
- Speaking and Listening – Participate in role play, improvisation and debates