Welcome to my website.

I'm a freelance writer, researcher and consultant specialising in media literacy and children's media. I worked at the British Film Institute from 1979 to 2007, including 8 years (1999-2006) as Head of Education. My main aim has always been to try and develop good practice in media education and to advocate its importance with education policy-makers; click here to see some of the ways I've tried to do this.

If you're interested in finding out about media literacy in the UK - how it has developed, and what it looks like now - you may want to look at some of the papers I've written and presented in various countries.

I offer a training and consultancy service, either as an individual or with colleagues, aimed at enabling schools and local authorities to develop moving image media education as part of literacy for 3-14 age groups. I'm also running a campaign which aims to widen UK children’s access to world cinema.

I'm keen to develop new thinking about media education. There is still not enough evidence about learning progression, about standards, or about the relationship between different kinds of learning, such as critical analysis and creative activities. So I continue to be involved in research on media literacy.

If you like what you find here - or if you want to argue about it, correct a mistake or ask questions - do contact me.

Cary Bazalgette