Resources by Teachers TV

Numeracy - Handling Data

This Teachers TV programme observes a Year Four class at a Bristol primary school where teacher Simon Mills uses the problem of the distribution of colours in a tube of sweets to explore the challenge of understanding frequency and interpreting and presenting data. The class worked in the school's ICT suite over...

Numeracy - Interpreting Data

This Teachers TV programme follows on from the programme Numeracy - Handling Data where Year Four teacher Simon Mills taught three lessons on data handling using Excel in the ICT suite.

Professors Rosamund...

Numeracy and Literacy

This Teachers TV programme focuses on two lessons where teachers use ICT to aid the teaching of mathematics at Key Stage Two and Literacy in a reception class. A primary teacher in Kent develops a lesson using free Interactive Teaching Programmes from the National...

Orchids

Part of the Inspirations series from Teachers TV, this video describes how The Writhlington School Greenhouse Club has grown to have national and international contacts.

Students from Year Seven to Thirteen are...

Organic Farm

In this programme from Teachers TV a mixed Year Five and Six class from Fordcombe Church of England Primary School visits an organic farm and study centre for a day to learn about food and farming. Commonwork, in the heart of the picturesque Weald of Kent, boasts over 500 acres of land and an organic herd of 280...

Our Universe and the Big Bang

Produced by Teachers TV, this video is part of the Teaching Astronomy and Space series. It looks at the size of the universe, its expansion and the Big Bang. Astronomer Pete Edwards attempts to explain just how big the universe is, and reveals how astronomers measure the distance to the stars using concept such...

Out of the Classroom, Into the Gallery

This Teachers TV resource features two mathematics teachers, from Framwellgate School in Durham, who are challenged to produce a cross curricular lesson.

Elaine Fisher and Rosslyn Taylor are taken to Newcastle's Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art where they are met by teacher-turned-artist James Johnson-...

Outdoor Learning with Forest School

From Teachers TV, this video shows outdoor learning, organised by a Forest School leader. This approach encourages an appreciation of the natural world, building self-esteem and confidence by regularly visiting special woodland sites.

The Forest Schools concept originates from Scandinavia, where there has...

Parent's Guide Primary - English and Maths

This programme from Teachers TV explores current methods of teaching and today's education system from a parent's point of view.

In this programme, presenter Fiona Millar meets two sets of parents, who discuss how English and mathematics are being taught in primary schools, with education consultant Bill...

Part 1: Planning the Crime

From Teachers TV, this video shows how four primary teachers plan an innovative project to engage and excite children in science by constructing a mock crime scene investigation. This will allow children to practise skills such as gathering evidence, interpreting data...