Improving City Schools

Synopsis

Looks at the challenges that face education professionals working in urban schools and askes whether educators and senior managers teaching in the inner city can achieve and maintain success. Uses fly-on-the-wall techniques to watch the strategies employed by some of the country’s most consistently successful inner city schools. Key elements are strong management, a well-focused curriculum, good teaching, close monitoring and effective personal support, together with clear communication with parents.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 75 min.

Year of production

2002

Availability

Sale; 2002 sale: £19.99 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Notes

To be broadcast in 3 parts weekly on C4 from 1/2/02.
Programmes available for sale from March 2002.

Documentation

Online resources containing programme outlines, relevant background material, activities for group discussions and web links are available at www.4learning.co.uk/programmes

Subjects

Education

Keywords

inner-city schools; INSET; school management

Production Company

Name

Channel Four Television

Phone

071-396 4444

Address

LONDON
SW1P 2TX

Distributor

Name

4 Learning

Notes

Channel 4 Learning has now closed. This used to be the educational broadcasting arm of Channel 4. The online shop sold educational DVDs and CD-ROMs for use in primary and secondary schools.