Top UK film and TV production school puts spotlight on students with disabilities
Exclusive: National Film and Television School introduces fully accessible accommodation and bursary scheme at its Beaconsfield campus For a long time, physically disabled students who dreamed of studying at the UK’s most prestigious film and TV production school had nowhere to stay in the local...
<p><strong>Exclusive:</strong> National Film and Television School introduces fully accessible accommodation and bursary scheme at its Beaconsfield campus </p><p>For a long time, physically disabled students who dreamed of studying at the UK’s most prestigious film and TV production school had nowhere to stay in the local area. And when they commuted, they would encounter hundreds of inaccessible areas on campus.</p><p>In an industry where just <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and-on-demand/equity-and-diversity/disabled-people-remain-underrepresented-across-broadcasting-workforce">12% of TV employees</a> are disabled, compared with 18% in the labour market as a whole, something had to change.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/mar/02/uk-national-film-and-television-school-puts-spotlight-on-students-with-disabilities">Continue reading...</a>
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