A boy is making a telescope, as part of a series of pirate-related activities.

A 'ride' on a train made from cardboard boxes inspires communication, mathematical and musical activity.

Children make puppets from natural materials and create stories around their projected images.

Children are decorating sticks making a musical instrument.

Inspired by a visit to the forest to collect materials, children print a collage.

A visit to the local museum prompts a whole range of high quality language.

Paul Black states the case for assessment for learning.

In this clip, Year 3 children take part in a series of activities to learn the names of colours in French.

Year 3 children sing 'heads and shoulders'.

Why don't we assess across a broad curriculum and acknowledge that learning is complex and uneven?

What is the starting point in planning learning?

How do we give children ownership of their learning?

Mick Waters discusses what you would see in a learning walk around a successful school.

What does a rounded education looks like?

Mick Waters talks about developing children with growth mindsets.

Mick Waters offers a definition of an outstanding teacher.

What are the elements of the school that leadership can influence?

Purpose, process and audience.

Mick Waters considers the place of rote learning in education and its strengths and limitations.

Governors and headteachers have to balance the needs of testing and having a broad based curriculum.

Mick Waters on successful schools and school improvement.

A deputy head talks about the power of on-going monitoring through lesson observation to set challenging targets for ...

Talk partners are used to develop pupils' understanding of how reading helps the development of writing skills and vi...

This teacher is interested in improving standards in writing composition.

This teacher is interested in improving standards in writing composition.