Teachers TV is a digital channel for everyone who works in schools. The programmes cover every subject in the curriculum, all key stages and every professional role - from teaching assistant to headteacher. You can watch us on digital cable and satellite and programmes are also available anytime, on-demand and for free on the website.
Below are a selection of clips that you may find interesting. Please select the link that you wish to view.
A series of 4 episodes available in Spanish, French or German. A good film series resource for FE age group.
A series of 5 Episodes. The adventures of teenagers Sophie and Richard on an exchange visit in the Basque Country. A good film series resource for FE age group.
Five programmes look at successful businesses based in Scotland, investigating how they grew, how they operate, and how they are planning for the future. Suitable for student use in the areas of Business Studies, Retailing, Customer Services, Personal and Social Skills and Careers.
Suitable for Staff/CPD stimulus and student use in the areas of Citizenship, PSHE and Personal and social skills.
An inspirational look at a youth project funding agency.
A youth parliament member agitates to have young voices heard.
A teen struggles to get a skate park built in his town.
Four episodes: A poetry series that explores the great diversity of English verse from the sixteenth century to the present day. The poems range in level of difficulty from lower secondary to advanced study.
Comparing Dylan Thomas, Larkin, Auden and Dickinson.
Comparing Causley, Betjeman, Shelley and Owen.
Comparing MacNeice, Frost, Lear and Carlos Williams.
Discussing Blake, Carroll, Cummings and Tennyson.
Useful on attitudes to asylum seekers and racism, and very well made.
L8r is a BAFTA nominated, RTS award-winning interactive drama series, produced by Hi8us South for use in PSHE, sex and relationships, education, and English and drama.
L8r - How Do I Fix It?
L8r - Meet My Friends
L8r - Why R U Here?
L8r - Happy Bday Tilly
L8r - Where R We Gonna Go?
L8r - What's UR problem?
L8r - What am I gonna do?
L8r - What 'bout Friday
Fascinating and engaging aspect of engineering; real-life stories. It could also be used with health students.
Exciting real-life applications of engineering. Useable by a range of students.
The sports theme approach to engineering is engaging. There is a SEN dimension to the athletics segment. Useable by a range of students.
Raises important engineering and political issues about motor transportation. Useable by a range of students.
Engineering issues presented in everyday language and fascinating settings, so useable by a range of students.
Young Asian woman biker presenter. Good engaging examples. Emphasises safety. Useable by a range of students.
Real life example. Useable by a range of students.
Good visuals and varied human element examples. Useable by a range of students, with applications beyond GCSE.
Effective dramatisation relates to news stories which are likely to remain current.
Many engineering, ICT and science applications so useable by a range of students. Excellent visuals and informed contributors.
Effective dramatisation and interesting real-life examples. Useable in a range of contexts.
Good coverage of the transformation - enlargement.
Good contexts relate loci to mobile phones, guide dogs, soap star housing. Reinforced activities.
Theories well explained and demonstrated. Two particularly engaging contexts are the Leeds Music Festival and scuba diving.
Theories well explained and demonstrated. Uses engaging contexts such as speed skydiving and a motorbike stuntman.
Theories well explained and demonstrated. Uses engaging real world context of savings and debt. Use of Countdown's ‘Richard Whitely' and the numbers board is positive.
Theories well explained and demonstrated. Very practical sketch of question design and sampling initially around Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
Clear explanation of bearings and how they are used by ships and other transport for navigation. This sort of contextualisation works well for adults.
Good grounding in the sine ratio and some of it's practical uses in real life.
Good introduction to Pythagoras's theorem with some real life settings and history.
Closely relates actual journeys the presenters take to graphs that provide viewers with a deep understanding of how the graph relates to the stages and aspects of a journey.
The equations of straight lines and how we can use them to compare the value for money of different mobile phone deals.
Recipes use proportions of ingredients to get the right taste and mix. The presenters visit a food factory where a simple ratio recipe can be used to work out huge quantities of ingredients required. Comic relief fundraising is also used as a context.
Negative and positive powers of ten are used to show how very large or very small numbers can be written in a compact way.
Shopping is always a popular context for exploring percentages with adults. The presenters also explain how to work a percentage difference.
Source: Centres for Excellence in Teacher Training
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