Resources by Teachers TV

Learning Outside the Classroom

Part of the Great Lesson Ideas series, this Teachers TV video looks at how secondary science topics can be taught away from the classroom. It shows at ideas for three great day visits.

These include:

• The Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, in Cornwall, to learn about satellites, space and...

Learning Outside the Classroom - Farm to Fork

This food technology lesson-planning resource from Teachers TV presents three inspirational ideas which use learning outside of the classroom to develop students’ passion for food.

During a visit to their local organic farm secondary students are shown where their meat comes from. A trip to the butchers...

Learning Science with Kyane

This programme from Teachers TV follows Kyane, a Year Four child at Erdington Hall Primary School in Birmingham. Kyane is on an individual educational and behaviour plan.

This programme shows his level of engagement during a science lesson on friction. Children work in groups to investigate friction using...

Learning to Cook at Folkstone Academy

This Teachers TV video shows how professional chefs in the school restaurant at the Folkestone Academy in Kent work with students to help them develop culinary skills.

Sita Himbury, a cooking instructor at the school, helps students experiment with different flavours by using locally produced ingredients....

Learning to Cook at Oathall Community College

In this Teachers TV video, Oathall Community College shows how it uses cross-curriculum teaching to teach students about local produce and cooking.

The school has a farm on the premises run by Howard Wood, Rural Dimension Manager, who wants to make the students aware of the direct link between growing...

Learning to Cook at Parliament Hill

This Teachers TV video investigates why food technology has been such a successful area of the curriculum at Parliament Hill School for Girls in north London, despite limited facilities for teaching practical cooking.

Head of department James Sharp is a dedicated food technologist, as are his two Deputy...

Learning to Cook at Shenfield High

In this Teachers TV video, food technology teacher Chris Willingale thinks that learning to cook is essential, encouraging her students to experiment with flavours and enjoy cooking.

In Year Seven, the students take the opportunity to try out different flavours and ingredients for pizzas, whilst Year...

Learning with Nicole

This Teachers TV programme observes a science lesson from the viewpoint of a Year Six student, Nicole. Nicole begins the lesson by giving a PowerPoint presentation on plants in the school playground to the class with a question and answer session for the class.

The science lesson, at St Mary's Primary...

Learning with Nicole: Lesson Review

In this programme from Teachers TV a panel review a Year Six science lesson with particular attention to the learning experience of one of the students, Nicole.

Science co-ordinator and deputy head of St Mary's...

Learning with Scarlet

From Teachers TV, this video shows a science lesson from the point of view of Scarlet, a Year Two child at St Mary's Primary School in Harborne, Birmingham. The lesson is about plants and the parts that we can eat. The class teacher, Veronica Knight, starts the lesson by introducing the learning objectives. From...