On February 23 rd 2026, we were lucky enough to attend the joint MILA and Demos BBC Media Literacy Special event on the BBC Royal Charter Green Paper. The MEA was one of many stakeholders represented and it was interesting to share opinions about the BBC’s planned approaches to media literacy in the future. The MEA has signed MILA’s excellent summary of the discussions but the key areas we focused on were as follows: We welcomed the way the BBC has highlighted the importance media literacy...

The Media Education Association - as a body that represents the nation’s media teachers - is disappointed to see a non-committal response from the Government to the House of Lord’s Inquiry. The Government’s response puts too much emphasis on media literacy in relation to ‘online safety’, ‘risks’ and ‘harms’, such as misogyny and mental health, as if increasing citizens’ understanding of using media would eradicate these social issues. Focusing on solely the negative lens of media fails also...

Over 35 organisations and experts warn that media literacy reforms will fall short without proper funding for schools The headlines about teaching 'fake news and AI' in England’s revised curriculum have generated a brief surge of optimism. Media literacy is finally being recognised as essential to children’s education, well-being and democratic participation, especially as discussions about lowering the voting age to 16 gather momentum. Yet a coalition of more than 35 media and information...