Learning About Learning

Illustrative movies

Thumbnail from movie of primary school pupils acting out a play dressed as a king and princess

An interdisciplinary approach

Describes the promotion of active learning in a primary. Senior management and pupils describe the benefits of using interdisciplinary approaches in learning.
Movie still of a teacher looking at her pupil's work

Creativity: a community of writers

Witness the efforts within a primary school to foster creativity. Staff have set up a community of writers to write for real purposes.
Thumbnail from movie of a young girl dressed as a princess

Learning through imaginative play: Blairmore Nursery

Find out how this nursery school engages children through rich, motivating and exciting learning opportunities. Staff develop the use of multi-sensory approaches and imaginative play to enhance learning.
Movie still of primary school pupils holding small blocks of wood

Creativity: creativity through thinking skills

Find out more about this primary school, which has been using a variety of thinking skills programmes to foster creativity and promote pupil voice.
Movie still of primary school pupils with finger puppets

Creativity: fostering creative learners

Hear views from the headteacher and a probationary teacher within a primary school as they describe the creative thinking approach that was taken over the course of a school year.
Movie still of a young boy moulding clay

Creativity: in a nursery setting

Learn about creativity in a nursery setting as staff describe how it is fostered and how it impacts on and benefits the children.
Thumbnail from movie of young boys playing with sand

Learning outcomes in early years: Comely Park Primary School

Learn about planning the outcomes of learning in the early years. An early years teacher describes the transition from nursery to primary, and the planning this involves.