Teachers TV
This digital TV channel for teachers was launched on 8 February 2005 along with the full Teachers TV website. It is set to become a unique support to teaching staff and schools professions, facilitating the sharing of experiences and saving you preparation and research time.
Teachers TV is the first digital TV channel for teachers ever, and it's available free of charge every day of the year. The channel is editorially independent and aims to reflect the views of the teaching community. It offers the unique opportunity to see inside other classrooms and gain an insight into how other schools are managed.
There is also a free online video library where you can access and watch past programmes 24 hours a day.
What's in store?
Teachers TV offers programmes aimed at both new and experienced
primary and secondary teachers, as well as programmes and resources
for heads, managers, governors, teaching assistants and support staff.
There is information on continuing professional development, as well as
general education interest programmes, including a weekly news round-up and
documentaries, plus debates about the current issues in education.
Curriculum-based programmes for use in the classroom also form part of the
programming schedule.
What's on Teachers TV for you?
Visit the Teachers
TV website to read about forthcoming programmes in the primary,
secondary or general zones or simply register for
regular updates on the channel. Read TeacherNet's highlights for a taste of some of the programmes.
Become a Teachers TV Associate
From 13 September 2005, anyone working in a school in England can
become a Teachers TV Associate.
Teachers TV Associates can access sneak previews, join interactive discussion forums, get more involved with the making of Teachers TV programmes and receive invitations to a variety of events. In return, Associates will spread the word to their colleagues about the range of useful programmes Teachers TV offers and share ideas about how to make best use of the channel.
Sign up now to register and receive a Teachers TV Associates' welcome pack.
How to watch Teachers TV
Teachers TV is available 24 hours a day on digital satellite,
ntl, Telewest, HomeChoice and KIT, with programmes repeated overnight on
Freeview for recording. Most programmes are also streamed and available
for download via www.teachers.tv. Full schedule information and programme
guides, as well as certain programmes, are available from the Teachers TV
website. There is also a listings supplement included in Teachers magazine, which you can read in your
staffroom or have delivered to you at home free of charge.
Who is behind Teachers TV?
The channel is delivered by a group, Education Digital, which is
made up of education and media specialists: Brook Lapping
Productions, ITV plc, and the Institute of Education. The consortium
has full editorial control of Teachers TV. You can email Education Digital for
a quick response to any queries you have. The channel is funded
by the DCSF, whose involvement is limited to setting educational
objectives for the channel so that it meets the needs of the teaching
profession and helps them deliver the national curriculum. A Board of Governors, made up
of senior educational and media figures, ensures the editorial independence of
the channel.
Have your say on Teachers TV
You can feed back comments on Teachers TV and its programmes straight
to Education Digital here.
Teachers TV is also undergoing a large scale evaluation to find out if it meets its objectives. If you are a head teacher, teacher, teaching assistant or governor and have access to digital, cable or broadband services you may be eligible to take part in the evaluation. Find out more about the project and how to sign up here.
