Head of Bectu Philippa Childs joins Screenskills board

Head of Bectu, Philippa Childs, has today joined the board of ScreenSkills as a representative of the Federation of Entertainment Unions.

Philippa Childs, Head of Bectu said:

“I am delighted to be joining the ScreenSkills board representing the Federation of Entertainment Unions at such an important time for the screen industries.

“The film and TV industries swift collaboration to ensure a safe and effective return to production during the pandemic has shown what can be achieved when the industry works together. I am confident that we can adopt this same collaborative approach to tackling other challenges, including addressing future skills gaps and transformation of the industry to ensure that dignity at work and equality and diversity are enshrined as core principles across all productions”

Seetha Kumar, CEO, ScreenSkills, said:

“We are very proud to have a strong board of industry representatives and are delighted that Philippa is joining them.

“Our two organisations share a concern in making sure the screen industries workforce is supported both with training to enable them to fulfil potential but also in those areas that make the workplace a better place to be, from unconscious bias to tackling bullying and harassment. We already collaborate closely and this appointment will further cement that working relationship.”