This document discusses film education in the UK context and models of film education. It provides an overview of film education in different parts of the UK and how the BFI works to support film education through various programs. These include Into Film, which focuses on after school film clubs, and the BFI Film Academy, which provides industry skills training. The document also discusses debates around using film to support literacy versus treating film as an art form. It outlines several potential models of film education, including using film for vocational skills, media literacy, creative expression, civic education, and audience development. The document argues that film education can enable unique types of thinking as described by Elliot Eisner, including flexible purposing and using material as