Tel: 07946 214 798
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ukjewishfilm.org/

We aim to develop a culture where Jewish and Israeli film is recognised and enjoyed by the widest possible audience

What we do
UK Jewish Film showcases a wide range of feature films, documentaries and shorts, which tell varied stories of Jewish and Israeli culture and life. Since inception our UK and international film Festivals have reached over 150,000 visitors. We aim to develop a culture where Jewish and Israeli film is recognised and enjoyed by the widest possible audience, and to position Jewish related film at the heart of British culture. Our work encourages pride of, and knowledge in, our Jewish culture amongst our younger generations and promotes understanding and awareness towards Jewish and Israeli people and culture.

We have a small education team offering workshops, film screenings, educational resources and advice on using Jewish film in the classroom.

What we offer schools

• Hackney Roots  - an online educational resource featuring film clips, interactive tasks and filmmaking guidance. Through film screenings, online resources and face to face workshops, we aim to educate a generation of young people, Jewish and non-Jewish, about the significance of the East End and Hackney in Anglo-Jewish culture as a starting point for discussion about wider concepts of cultural identity and cultural heritage.  The intergenerational, film based programme is targeted primarily at year 8 students in secondary schools. Click here to see a trailer about the pilot project

• Holocaust education  - film screenings with Q&As; advice on pedagogical approaches to using Holocaust films in the classroom; suggestions for suitable films from our extensive archive.

• Interfaith education – film screenings with Q&As; development of interfaith, film-based projects engaging schools and youth groups.

• Yom Ha’atzmaut – recommending, sourcing and curating films for schools to celebrate Israeli culture and independence.

Cost to school
Most programmes are fully funded although there can be costs incurred to clear rights to screen some films in schools (between £150-£200 depending on the licence held by the school).

This is what schools say about us

Tel: 020 7443 5101
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.jewishinteractive.org

Jewish Interactive UK is the center for Jewish educational technology and computing in the UK, revitalising Jewish learning through innovative, interactive apps and inspirational training.

What we do
In a unique fashion, JI creates innovative and interactive Jewish (online) multimedia programs for primary school children. We are using modern technology to help inspire and assist our Jewish educators, who seek to make Torah more relevant, accessible and alive to Jewish children and their parents, globally.

Our groundbreaking apps are now being used consistently in over 40 different schools and organisations in the UK and over 200 globally, reaching and impacting over 100,000 children.

Furthermore, as JI is available online, this means that the connection we help to create between our children, and their heritage and history, is reinforced at home and their journey of discovery is enjoyed together with their parents.

Through our ground-breaking educational apps and programmes, in-school training and pioneering partnerships, JI has become leaders in the field, transforming and impacting thousands of children's Jewish learning, literally bringing Judaism to our children's fingertips.

What we offer schools

• Engaging, innovative Jewish  child friendly applications and online learning
• Blended learning and educator resources
• 21st century learning workshops
• Jewish iPad labs
• Digital creations for students by students
• Networking for educators, children and their families
• E-safety workshops for parents
• Coding clubs
• Animation/movie-making clubs
• ICT/Computing forums for coordinators
• Jewish app guides
• Create your own app course

Minimum and maximum group size
JI will cater for any size

Cost to school
Various membership offers and course rates

This is what schools say about us

“13 years of Insets and this is the only one where I’ve actually learnt anything” Using ipads to enhance JS lessons Sinai school

“Unbelievable! The most forward thinking force in Jewish Education” G Sher, Sinai School

“The work JI does is unique. Whilst there are trainers who can show some useful apps, only JI can speak to both Kodesh and Chol teachers with direct relevance to both. The Apps and Programmes created by JI are exhilirating Jewish education!” 
E Chody, Mathilda Marks Kennedy Primary School

Tel: 020 8989 8990
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.jlgb.org

Positive Activities for Jewish Youth

What we do
The JLGB trains and develops young people of the Jewish faith to reach their potential through active citizenship, within both the Jewish and wider community, empowering them to become future leaders of tomorrow.

Through a diverse range of experiences and activities the JLGB seeks to enrich the lives of young Jewish people through its local, regional and national framework. The JLGB removes barriers to participation by providing positive activities within a fun, friendly, safe and structured environment, that meet the religious and cultural needs of the Jewish community.

The JLGB encourages friendship through achievement, recognition and personal development programmes, which prepare and enable young Jewish people to develop the essential life skills needed to help their transition from young person to adult life.

Central to the ethos of the JLGB is active citizenship and giving back to society. The JLGB encourages Jewish young people’s involvement in volunteering, inter-faith and intergenerational projects that have a positive impact in both the Jewish and wider communities.

What we offer schools
Through JLGB’s eVOLve young volunteering initiative, we run the following programmes engaging those in different school years in volunteering and social action:

Yrs 3 - 6 Junior Citizen Programme (Bright Spark Award)
Yrs 7 - 8 Yoni Jesner Award
Yrs 7 - 9 Citizenship & Community Involvement (Enterprise Award)
Yrs 9 - 11 Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
Yrs 12 - 13 OCN Accredited Young Leadership and Social Action
Yrs 12 - 13 vInspired Award
Yrs 12 - 13 Specialist NCS Provision (Summer 2015)

Minimum and maximum group size
None

Cost to school
None

This is what schools say about us
“Over the years, hundreds of our students managed to complete their Bronze, Silver or Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. This was made possible through the incredible efforts of the JLGB.” Jonathan Miller, Headteacher, JFS

Tel: 020 3803 8120
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.tzedek.org.uk

Jewish action for a just world; Tzedek works in schools and synagogues across the British Jewish community

What we do
Tzedek is the Jewish community’s response to global poverty. We work both in the UK and overseas working with individuals living below the poverty line. In the UK we run a twinning programme with primary schools, educate the community on issues of extreme poverty and send volunteers to intern in Ghana and India. Overseas we finance local projects that use sustainable methods to lift people out of poverty, network with local leaders to share best practice and assist the schooling of 10, 000’s of children in Ghana.

What we offer schools
Primary School Twinning. This is Tzedek’s flagship education programme, which builds relationships between Jewish primary schools in the UK and Ghanaian children. This programme aims to breakdown stereotypes and turn students into global citizens. We are currently working with 26 primary schools in London and Tamale, Ghana and run eight lessons throughout the academic year. We train teachers, provide lesson plans and activity sheets, and also run teacher networking sessions.

School years we work with
• Our Twinning Programme is aimed at School Year 4 although some schools will run it in SY3 or 5.
• Tzedek can run other sessions upon request, linking with Jewish Studies, Citizenship, Art and Geography

Minimum and maximum group size
15-300

Cost to school
• Twinning programme is £250 p/a. This includes twinning pack, communication assistance, teacher training, and administrative costs to and from Ghana. Plus use of Ghanaian Resource Box, use of Tzedek Cultural Library.
• Teacher Training: Free of Charge
• Additional Individual Sessions: £35 per session

This is what schools say about us
“Tzedek were the absolute backbone for all of this [the twinning programme] – without Tzedek none of this could have happened” Teacher, Clore Tikvah

“[The twinning programme] fits in with geography in the new curriculum. I’ll start by using it in PHSE too.” Teacher, Sacks Morasha

Tel: 020 8209 3155
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.idi.org.uk

Promoting Jewish identity and engagement with Israel through Israeli dance, as well as community cohesion through dance performance

What we do
Our focus as an organisation is on programme development, training teachers in their use, promoting Jewish identity and building community cohesion - our projects impact on some 5,000 children and young people in the UK and many thousands worldwide. We have a number of performing troupes starting with children aged 10-11 and including dancers in their 40s, 50s and 60s. We also run recreational Israeli dance classes for adults.
 

What we offer schools

• One off or regular dance classes;
• Support for a school's own dance classes;
• Facilitate Israeli dance performing troupes within the school (at secondary or primary Years 4-6);
• Provision of teaching materials;
• An annual Children's Dance Festival for Years 2-6 primary school children and an Early Years event for reception and Year 1

Minimum/maximum group size
Anything is possible

Cost to school
Dependent on times and experience of teacher supplied but usually in the £40-£60 per hour range.

This is what schools say about us
"At the Independent Jewish Day School, Israeli dance classes mirror our religious Zionist ethos. Through dance the pupils learn Ivrit through the words of songs, they learn about Israeli culture and music and of course they have fun whilst being physically active." Lady Deborah Kestenbaum (Assistant Head, Independent Jewish Day School)

Tel: 020 7482 9540
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.3ff.org.uk/schools

Bringing faith, belief and identity to life in the classroom

What we do
We believe that young people should feel confident communicating and collaborating with anybody, regardless of their faith, belief, culture or background. Our Schools Programmes help young people to:

• Learn how different people understand and live their faiths and beliefs;
• Dispel common myths and stereotypes;
• Understand the diversity within and between different traditions;
• Become more able to ask and answer questions in a sensitive way;
• Learn to understand and share their own faiths and beliefs

What we offer schools 

• School Linking: School Linking gives young people of different faiths and beliefs the opportunity to meet and learn about each other by creating ongoing links between schools; 
• School Workshops: Our interfaith education programmes help young people become confident, sensitive and effective communicators when discussing faiths and beliefs.
  • Skills workshops (Secondary): ‘Art of Empathy’ and ‘Art of Asking’;
  • Encounter workshops (Primary or Secondary): ‘Encountering Faiths and Beliefs’  

School years we work with
School Linking: Nursery up to Year 11
School Workshops (Primary): Year 4 up to Year 6
School Workshops (Secondary): Year 7 up to Sixth Form

• School Linking is a fully-funded year-long programme for schools, with limited places each academic year.

• In 2014-15 grants for School Workshops are allocated on a first-come-first served basis per term; grants entitle schools to up to six 3FF workshops per term with no cost other than a £50 admin fee per delivery day.

  • In London or Birmingham, without grants, the cost of 3FF workshops is £175 for a half day (up to three) or £300 for a full day (up to six.

  • Outside London there is a charge to account for additional travel. 

This is what schools say about us
School Linking teacher:  "The most rewarding aspect of the linking journey has been watching the potential outcomes develop into valuable lifelong learning experiences”

School Workshops teacher: “Every young person in the UK should have the opportunity to attend a 3FF workshop at least once in their life in order to achieve multi-faith and multi-cultural understanding”