23 videos

How do pupils understand their leaning? - devel...

Pupils talk about collaborative learning, the role of success criteria and the role of their personal targets, reflec...

How can a teacher promote exploration of text f...

A teacher leads a group of pupils in exploring meaning in text, from the book that pupils have been studying through ...

What are the benefits of studying whole books?

The benefits of working with whole books through the school year are illustrated in group work where pupils explore t...

What does this picture mean to you? - comparing...

Using pictures as prompts, pupils show their developing understanding of the characters and themes of a book (The Boy...

What does it mean to compare characters in a bo...

Through classroom discussion, pupils talk about the techniques and skills they will need to use when comparing charac...

Teamwork protocols

This clip shows an introductory phase of the lesson continuing.

Sharing lesson intentions

After recapping the previous lesson, the teacher outlines plans for the current lesson and shares intended learning o...

Rubber Chicken

This Drama lesson started with video of sixth-formers acting as if young children.

New Forest School

KS2 children are involved in the real tasks of designing and making a new Forest School as the original site is becom...

Fairness Photo-line

Groups of children are given the same set of photographs and asked to collaborate in ranking them in order of 'fairne...

Electron Mystery

Referring back to learning objectives and to the pupils' list (already constructed on the flipchart) of what they hop...

Introductory Slides

The teacher introduces the new topic 'Atoms', emphasising that this will build on the previous year's work.

Discussion and questioning

Year 1 children discuss the way in which a light source can make shadows.

Getting the key from the ice cube

A nursery teacher leads children through an exploration of how to release a key from an ice cube so that a box of tre...

Collaborative Layout

As this PE lesson continues, two pairs of learning partners are bringing together their separate ideas for a routine ...

Layout Design

In this PE lesson, a pair of learning partners are designing the layout for a routine to include a range of apparatus...

Script Development

Four girls are reading through and annotating their script before performing it.

How can you promote in-depth exploration of text?

Having studied a whole book (The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas) through the year, pupils show how they have developed sk...

Talking About Fractions

Problem solving related to thirds and sixths.

Improving Writing 2: Stretching Words

These EAL learners in Mexico are improving their spelling.

Learning About Fractions Using IT 1

Joaquim is using the app 'Slice Fractions'. The game helps visualise a whole or equal shares promoting a conceptual u...

Learning About Fractions Using IT 2

Two children are using the app 'Slice Fractions'. The game helps visualise a whole or equal shares promoting a concep...

Learning About Fractions Using IT 3

Two children are using the app 'Slice Fractions'. The game helps visualise a whole or equal shares promoting a concep...