Evaluation - Scottish Screen

1 INTRODUCTION AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1 Introduction
In January 2007, Scottish Screen commissioned the Faculty of Education in the University of
Glasgow to undertake an evaluation of Moving Image Education (MIE) Initiatives in
Scotland. The evaluation ran from February 2007 to January 2008. This report provides an
account of the work undertaken by the evaluation team, presents the findings and summarises
the key issues.
The Moving Image Education Initiatives comprised Scottish Screen’s Professional
Development Programme in three contexts: a cluster of schools in a rural setting, a cluster of
schools in a city, and an Early Years cluster of nurseries and primary schools. The
Professional Development Programme grew out of Scottish Screen’s Teacher Education
Programme and entailed film professionals working alongside education professionals. This
collaborative context allowed teachers and lead practitioners to explore aspects of film and
other moving images that might be taught, how such aspects might be taught and how visual
literacy can become embedded in the curriculum in Scottish primary and secondary schools.
Within the Professional Development Programme, MIE was defined as exploring, analysing
and creating media artefacts such as film, video etc.
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