Education Ambassadors

Applications for Education Ambassadors are now open!

Into Film is looking to expand our Education Ambassador network. We are keen to welcome educators with particular interest in one or more of our new programmes: Film for Learning, Screen Industry Careers and Filmmaking. To find out more about our new programmes, you can read this article on our website. In addition, We are specifically looking to recruit a % of Ambassadors who are fluent Welsh speakers for Wales. This will help us deliver a bilingual service to schools across Wales. 

To apply to become an Into Film Education Ambassador, please complete the short application and Equal Opportunities form via the links below:

Education Ambassador Application (English Language)  

Education Ambassador Equal Ops (English Language)

Ffurflen Gais Llysgenhadon Addysg (Welsh Language)

Ffurflen Cyfleoedd Cyfartal Llysgenhadon (Welsh Language)

Our Education Ambassadors will feedback their invaluable views, insights and knowledge on our evolving programmes. They will also have the opportunity to network and share best practice with other educators from across the UK.

If you are interested in being part of our Education Ambassador scheme, please download the role description and complete the form above by Wednesday 27th September 2023.

Inclusion and diversity are key to the work we do; we positively welcome and encourage candidates from all backgrounds and identities to apply, and especially people from ethnic minority groups, those who live with a disability and applicants from the LGBTQ+ community. With each new Education Ambassador comes an opportunity for us to bring in a different perspective, and we are always eager to further diversify our group.

If you'd like to know more about Into Film's Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion work you can contact our Joint Head of Programmes, Kirsty Gallacher at Kirsty.gallacher@intofilm.org

The Into Film Education Ambassadors are a group of distinguished educators from across the UK that provide advice, insights, and feedback that help shape the Into Film programme.

This core group of film loving education experts meet at least three times a year in their respective regional groups to share opinions, best practice and engage in professional development opportunities. They are also advocates in promoting the value of film education and the Into Film offer amongst their peers and wider communities.

An Into Film Education Ambassador...

• Advocates the Into Film programme and all it offers by sharing experiences and success stories as far and wide as possible
• Inspires colleagues and learners alike to reap the benefits of using film for personal and educational development
• Supports others by sharing good practice and exploring opportunities to collaborate
• Is a trusted source for knowledge, understanding and insight towards the education sector
• Enables learners to engage with film-related opportunities through encouragement and support.

Below are a selection of News and Views articles and case studies which demonstrate the value of our Education Ambassadors, and give a sense of the sort of things they get up to, from discussing Black History Month, and giving advice on running virtual Into Film Clubs during the COVID-19 era, to winning prestigious Into Film Awards and facilitating professional film industry insiders to visit their schools.

Our Education Ambassadors are spread across the country, with some based in rural locations. Kevin Beattie from Belleek Primary School in Northern Ireland and Jen Skinner from the Isle of Tiree in Scotland have much to share on the benefits of a running rural film club.

The support, and input of our Education Ambassadors is invaluable to our work. We believe that when an effective and engaging educational tool such as film works, the best people to share and shout about that success are those that see those impacts first-hand. Our Education Ambassadors offer a credible and trusted representative voice to all that we do. We are grateful to these film leaders and their schools for their ongoing passion and commitment.

If you'd like more information, have any questions, or are interested in becoming an Education Ambassador for Into Film, please contact info@intofilm.org with EDUCATION AMBASSADOR in the subject line.