Published: 24 Jul 2025
Are you a passionate primary or secondary school teacher with an interest in film, media literacy, and online safety?
Join our brand new BBFC Teacher Panel and make your voice heard!
The Opportunity
Join a panel of up to eleven other educators, meeting online each term to delve into how cinema and streaming content impacts young people. As a panellist, you will be required to watch a film of the BBFC’s choosing - either at the cinema, or via a screening link - to discuss its age rating, classification, and potential impact on young viewers. Your views will feed directly into our compliance work and impact how we make age rating decisions.
Beyond classification, you will also contribute to the development of new and existing BBFC educational resources, including our film and media studies and RSE / PSHE resources. This is a unique opportunity to directly influence BBFC content taught in schools!
The panel will meet online, once every school term. All sessions will be held outside of school hours, between approximately 4pm - 5pm.
Who are we looking for?
An individual who is passionate about online safety, media literacy and child protection
Someone who is interested in the work of the BBFC
Someone interested in film and/or using film in educational contexts
All applicants must be currently employed in an education setting as a teacher / educator. We welcome applications from those specialising in either primary or secondary / FE education.
Desirable: PGCE Qualification, or equivalent
Desirable: Experience teaching film or media studies, or of using film in the classroom to support other curriculums
Desirable: Experience teaching RSE or PSHE
All applicants must be open to watching and discussing a range of content, including (potentially) 18 rated material, and issues that may be challenging (for example, sexual violence or self-harm)
All applicants be able to attend first panel session on Tuesday 7 October (3.45pm - 5pm)
All applicants must be open to being on BBFC social media channels and representing the BBFC at industry events
Minimum commitment of one academic year
All applicants must live and work in the UK
Key details
This is an unpaid role
All panellists will receive a BBFC Goody Bag and BBFC classroom posters
All expenses covered for attending approved activities relating to the panel, including cinema attendance / online film rental
To provide an enriching experience for our panellists, we will aim to bring guest speakers to sessions throughout the year
How to apply?
As part of our application process, we are asking applicants to record a video - no longer than two minutes - which should include the following:
Name, job title and region of the UK you live in
Answers to the following three questions:
Why do you want to join the panel?
Why do you think age ratings are important for young people?
What are the biggest challenges facing young people online?
We also ask that you fill out this brief application form and send it alongside your video to education@bbfc.co.uk. We can accept either WeTransfer or Google Drive video links. Alternatively, you can post your application to: 3 Soho Square, London, W1D 3HD. Closing Date for Applications: 4:00pm on Monday 8th September 2025.
We are passionate about receiving video applications, as it allows applicants to showcase their presenting and communication skills which are essential for the position. Should you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, we are happy to accept your responses to the aforementioned questions in a written format, not exceeding one and a half sides of A4 paper.
If you don’t hear from us by Friday 26th September, please consider your application to be unsuccessful. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret that we are unable to provide individual feedback if you are not shortlisted as a panellist.
Ready to make a significant impact? Submit your application and video now.
About Us
The BBFC is the UK's independent, not-for-profit authority on age ratings for films and digital content. Our mission is to help audiences, especially families, make confident decisions about what they watch, wherever and however they watch it. We lead on regulatory policy, constantly adapting to protect children in an evolving digital landscape.
