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“The concept was born out of a play that one of the group was doing in her
        drama lesson. It was about the concentration camps and they were advertising
        Zyklon B, a cyanide-based pesticide used in the Holocaust.

        “She suggested that the group did a ‘backwards advert’ to showcase the effects
        of smoking. They scripted it all themselves, they storyboarded it - they did
        everything. They should be so proud of it. I know I am!

        “Just watching how they took ownership of it, I just thought it was brilliant.
        It’s given me the inspiration to let my students take the lead on more projects.

        “From a teacher’s point of view, the Cut Films project is fantastic from beginning
        to end. It was brilliant to have the youth worker come in and work with the kids.
        They did an interactive workshop, with a lot of interesting information – about smoking and also child labour –
        and it really resonated with the students.

        “But it was the way in which it was presented – they didn’t just preach about the perils of smoking. This meant
        the students were truly engaged with the subject matter. It’s because of that I truly believe the impact of this
        project will stay with them for a long, long time.”


                    For more information about our Cut Films project,
                      and how your school or youth club could benefit,

                                  please contact Stacey Williams on


                                    0333 323 7200 (ext. 9163)

                    or email stacey.williams@roycastle.org                                                        13
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