Through the looking glass survey panel

As part of the Your life at work strand, we're offering training aimed at sharing workplace best practice as well as how you and your teams can stay healthy, happy, and productive at work. 

The Film & TV Charity’s Looking Glass research is the industry’s most comprehensive assessment of mental health and wellbeing of the off-screen workforce in UK film and TV. Over 4,300 workers responded to the latest survey, the results of which were published by the Charity in February. This session will provide an in-depth overview of the key findings of the latest research, including how the Charity is working with industry to try to foster more mentally healthy working practices in the industry.

Who it's for

Anyone working in the screen industries and working to create healthy, happy and inclusive workplaces.

The majority of the USF online short course offerings are for those at an early career stage and above. As a result, we generally require applicants to have at least 3 credits (unless working in a traditionally uncredited role). If you strongly feel you would still benefit from the training, please email USF@screenskills.com so we can assess if an exception should be made.

We are committed to ensuring all our courses are accessible to everyone. This course is designed to be as interactive as possible. Please email the above address if you have any access requirements, and we will be delighted to help, be that clarifying the for,m such interaction is likely to take or discussing reasonable adjustments.

Speakers

Mark Tweddle is the Research and Insights Manager at the Film & TV Charity. He was lead author of the Charity’s latest Looking Glass report on mental health and wellbeing in the UK film and TV industry, as well as the latest Money Matters report on financial resilience in the sector. Before joining the Charity in November 2023, Mark was Director of Consultancy at Times Higher Education and has over 12 years of experience researching topics related to employment, education and skills.

What it covers

• Detailed overview of key findings from the Film & TV Charity’s latest Looking Glass research
• Discussion of the aspects of the industry that appear to have a detrimental effect on mental health and wellbeing
• Introduction to the Charity’s Whole Picture Toolkit and how it can help you create mentally healthy productions for crew and production teams.

How to apply

This session will take place online via Zoom. Click ‘Get ticket’ and follow the instructions to secure your place: you must log in or register before you are able to register to attend.

If you are no longer able to attend, we ask you to please use the 'decline ticket' function on the right-hand side of the page so that we can release your place. Our sessions are often oversubscribed, so we’d like to give other freelancers the opportunity to fill available spots. Thank you for your consideration.

This session is supported by the ScreenSkills Unscripted TV Skills Fund, which invests in training for the unscripted workforce thanks to contributions from broadcasters, SVoDs and production companies.