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Richard III at Denbigh High

Synopsis
Educational television. Pupils from Denbigh High School in Luton re-enact extracts from Richard III, analysing both the personalities and motivations of the characters. The pupils discuss why performing the play is preferable to studying it in the classroom and explain why they feel passionate about the play. They believe the play is appealing to pupils of their age because it contains both action and romance.
Series
Ks3 English
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
5 Dec 2007 at 16:15 (Channel: Teachers' TV)
Duration
15 mins

Credits

Contributor
Jude Graham

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Richard III
Subjects
Drama; Education
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); teaching; School productions

Notes

Notes
The programme schedule is designed to fit into teachers’ working days, broadcasting 24 hours a day, seven days a week on digital satellite and cable, and overnight on digital terrestrial TV. Programmes are also available on the supporting website (www.teachers.tv), allowing viewers to watch or download programmes. 
General
Teachers’ TV was launched on 8 February 2005, and is aimed at everyone involved in education — governors, managers and support staff as well as teachers. Programmes demonstrate lessons with innovative teaching ideas, examples of good practice, reviews of available resources, documentaries on educational issues and the recordable resources made by the BBC and Channel 4, among others.
Reviews
A list of publications recommended by the educational consultant for the programme is available for download on the site (accessed 6/2009).

Online Availability

Online URL
http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/KS3-English-Richard-III-at-Denbigh-High-6048433/
Online price
free
Online format
Streamed/Download

Production Company

Name

Teachers’ TV

Email
info@teachers.tv
Web
http://www.teachers.tv/ External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7182 7430
Address
6-18 Berners Street
London
W1T 3LN
Notes
Funded by the Department for Education, Teachers’ TV was a producer and supplier of over 3,600 free videos and lesson resources to support the professional development of anyone working in school, enabling them to widen their skills, develop their practice, and connect with others in the field. Previously broadcast on digital television, the service became exclusively online from 31 August 2010, with programmes being available for free online viewing or download. Thge DfE terminated the contract with Teachers TV and delivery via the website ceased on 29 April 2011, with the programmes being offered to educational distributors free online delivery. Further details from the DfE website Until 29 April 2011 programmes from Teachers Television were streamed on the website and available for download to registered users (free registration). Programmes are aimed at primary and secondary school teachers in all subject areas, as well as headteachers and governors, and include observation of teaching sessions, materials for use in the classroom and discussion of issues relevant to education. Teachers TV was funded by the Department for Education but the contract ended in April 2011 and the programmes are being offered to educational distributors to deliver free at the point of use from their websites. Details of which titles are available in this way are on the DfE website http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/toolsandinitiatives/teacherstv

Distributor

Name

TES Resources

Web
http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resources/ External site opens in new window

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