I was a little bit nervous because Cary is an absolute guru in media education. To appreciate all the things she has done, have a look at this description from childrenyouthandmedia.org
'Cary Bazalgette worked at the British Film Institute from 1979 to 2007, having previously been a teacher of English and filmmaking in London secondary schools. She has written and edited a number of classroom resources for media education and has published and spoken widely on this topic in the UK and around the world.
She was Head of BFI Education from 1999-2006, leading the BFI’s commitment to developing new approaches to teaching and learning about the moving image media, particularly for the 3-14 age group, and gaining a higher profile for this area of education at policy level, nationally and internationally. Following 18 months as the BFI’s Education Policy Adviser, she is now working as a freelance researcher, writer and consultant specializing in media literacy.
She was General Secretary of the Steering Group for the European Charter for Media Literacy from 2005 to 2007; she is now Chair of the Media Education Association (MEA) and is a member of the European Commission’s Media Literacy Experts’ Group. She has two children and three grandchildren, and lives in London.'
We had a great, three hour long chat about her career in the sector and her experience of 'fighting for the cause'. Two of those hours were taped so I am hoping to release a bit of our interview as soon as things are transcribed. I am very grateful that she took the time to meet me and hope that many exciting things will come out of our tea date!
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