Register of bfi Associate Tutors: Mentors
- Tom Barrance
- Director, Media Education Wales
- Tom Barrance's particular areas of interest are teaching film language and filmmaking in non-specialist contexts. He was involved in training, research and publications for Becta's DV Pilot research project. He wrote the CD-ROM Making Movies Make Sense: Understanding and Using Film Language.
- Prof. Stella Bruzzi
- Professor of Film Studies and Head of Research, Media Arts, Royal Holloway, University of London
- Christine James
- Education Evaluation Officer, bfi
- Cathy Poole
- Freelance consultant
- Cathy Poole was Head of English and Special Needs in a comprehensive school before moving into the moving image exhibition sector. She was Head of Learning at Watershed for ten years, then Education Advisor at South West Screen. She has been a Visiting Lecturer at Bristol and UWE universities and is the convenor of the MovIES group (Moving Image Education Specialists).
- Jill Poppy
- Freelance Teacher Trainer
- Jill Poppy has taught English, Media and Film at 14-19, Film in HE and English and Media for the Gifted and Talented at KS2 and 3. She is a principal examiner for Film Studies and is also an INSET provider. She has published a range of materials for teachers and students.
- Sue Porter
- Film Development Officer, CineLinks
- Sue Porter has taught film from BTEC to undergraduate level and currently teaches at De Montford University. As well as freelancing at the Lincolnshire Film Consortium (CineLinks), she programmes archive film across the East and West Midlands and co-organises the British Silent Film Festival.
- Mark Reid
- Acting Head of Education UK-Wide, bfi
- Mark Reid has taught English, Media, and Film at 14-19, and has recently become actively involved in working with primary school teachers and children. He also has experience of practical video work in schools, in particular digital video editing.
- Mollie Sayer
- Media Education Consultant
- Mollie Sayer is a freelance educational consultant. She works particularly in initial teacher education. She has written on trends and good practice in media education.
- Roy Stafford
- Freelance in Film and Media Education
- Roy Stafford is involved in cinema-based education in Yorkshire and Lancashire, offering day events and evening classes to 14-19 students and to the general public. He produces a range of teaching and learning materials for film and media education and publishes in the picture magazine for teachers.
- Grant Williams
- Head of Education, macrobert
- Prof. Brian Winston
- Dean, Faculty of Media and Humanities, University of Lincoln
- Brian Winston is a former governor of the bfi and currently a Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Lincoln. His interests include documentary film and the history of media technology. He was also the first director of the Glasgow Media Group.
