Resources by Teachers TV

The Sun and Stars

Produced by Teachers TV, as part of the Teaching Astronomy and Space series looks at the Sun before exploring other stars. Solar physicist Lucie Green explains her keen interest in the sun, our nearest star. Modern space telescopes now allow scientists to see it in great detail and recent solar missions have...

Theatre Lights

From Teachers TV, this lesson starter from the Lesson Planning Pack series helps children to think about how light can be used in a theatre to create mood.

The video brings the real world of light into the classroom and shows how light and colour can be used to create different moods on stage.

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Thermite Reaction

From Teachers TV and part of the Great Lesson Ideas series, this video illustrates how to get students to use their knowledge of the reactivity series. It includes part of an active lesson involving a safe version of the exothermic, thermit reaction.

Things That Use Electricity

Produced by Teachers TV, this short video is part of the Lesson Planning Pack series. It encourages primary school children to think about the items in a house that use electricity. It can be used as a lesson starter to stimulate thought and discussion about electricity in the household. Heather is late for work so...

To a 'C' and Beyond

This resource from Teachers TV provides an insight into why the Mathematics Department of Oaks Park High School in Essex has been rated as outstanding by Ofsted.

Stephen Froggatt is Head of Mathematics at the school and, to inform students and monitor progress, an Assessment for Learning programme provides...

Toby Oliver - Making Bridges

In this resource from Teachers TV, Primary STEM Ambassador Toby Oliver inspires and engages a Year Five class with a bridge building activity. Toby is a track engineer for London Underground who was inspired at school by his physics lessons and wants to help schools deliver engaging engineering lessons.

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Transforming Textiles

This Teachers TV programme is part of the series Inspirations, which documents imaginative school projects that make a difference.

The video shows how Stella O'Toole has succeeded in turning textiles into one of the most popular subjects at Heywood Community School. When Stella was employed by the schools...

Travel

This video resource from Teachers TV is presented by mathematics adviser and performer Isaac Anoom. Using travel as a context to solve maths problems, it compares different modes of transport for travel from London to Plymouth and raises questions on: reading a timetable, calculating average speed, using...

Understanding Division

This Teachers TV video looks back at the Key Stage One mathematics lesson taught by Anne Farrell, featured in the video Just Division. Headteacher Iain George and Mathematics Consultant Richard Dunne meet with Anne to discuss her teaching practices, comparing her methods with those of teachers in two Birmingham...

Understanding Fractions

This resource from Teachers TV features Ian George, Deputy Headteacher at Janvrin School in Jersey, as he leads a training session to introduce new teacher Patrick to the technique for teaching mathematics, which the school has adopted.

Many students have problems visualising fractions abstractly and here...