Three decades on from the UN Convention, what does it mean to talk about children’s rights in relation to media?
Learning jazz – an amateur view
Some personal reflections on informal learning and everyday creativity, based on my own experience of learning jazz
Rewriting education: the legacy of Michael Gove
In light of a new biography, I revisit the policies and philosophy of the UK’s most influential education minister of recent times.
Media in English – reasons to be cheerful?
As media education has effectively disappeared from the government’s prescriptions for English teaching, what are the prospects for the future? An interview with two experts in the field, Jenny Grahame and Steve Connolly.
Changing English – Disappearing Media
Media education has been eradicated from the English (mother tongue language and literature) curriculum in England. Why has this happened, and what consequences will it have?
Ticking the boxes: what’s wrong with set texts
In the wake of government reforms, it’s now examiners who choose the texts that UK media students will study – not their teachers, or students themselves. What are the consequences for teaching and learning?
Who needs ‘digital literacy’?
Policy-makers are showing growing interest in ‘digital literacy’. But what does digital literacy mean, and how and where might we teach it?
