Travelling the country with the VT AST team, we filmed ASTs in action in Special, Primary and Secondary Schools. We interviewed the ASTs, school leadership and Local Authority members, and captured ASTs in Professional Reviews with their Headteachers, and meetings with their Local Authority advisors. The videos provide the centerpiece of a multimedia DVD-ROM, which also includes supporting information and resources. The DVD-ROM has been provided to all Local Authorities and schools with ASTs in their staff, and can be obtained direct from VT.

I highly recommend Pencil Case for their total professionalism and ability to work with us filming in several and diverse school situations. They have created first rate and bespoke products.
Martin Flatman – AST Project Director, VT Education and Skills

The following video is the introductory footage of the project – please take a look.

We travelled with the VT PSHE team to film at Special, Primary and Secondary schools around the country. This included filming many PSHE lessons, as well as interviews with school leadership, teachers, local authority advisors, parents and, of course, pupils. The videos form the focal point of a slick multimedia DVD-ROM, which also includes further information and resources for anyone interested in discovering more about PSHE education. The DVD-ROM was sent to every school in the country, is available direct from VT, and as is used at conferences and events around the country.

It has been a real pleasure working with Pencil Case. From our first meeting to plan the DVD-ROM ‘Developing Effective PSHE education’ to the final moments of editing and publishing, I was impressed with their commitment to the project and their sensitivity towards the professionals in the classroom and in each school. I had a stong impression that this wasn’t just another job for them. It was an opportunity to share in a collective vision for the final product and to excell in developing a superb resource for teachers throughout the country.
Paul Gateshill – Principal PSHE Adviser

The following video is the introductory footage of the project – please take a look.

We spent a fantastic day at the school, filming and interviewing the children as they guided us through just what it’s like to be a pupil at Ranvilles. The Rights Respecting Schools award provided a framework for the production, which was edited into a 10 minute video that the school has embedded on their website and has playing in the school reception area.

The South East Grid for Learning asked us to produce a video case study to highlight the fantastic work carried out, the amazing results seen on children’s writing levels, and show others just what is possible with this kind of the project. We filmed interviews on location at the mill, and used footage shot by the project leaders themselves to produce an exciting and inspiring video case study.

The video will be streamed on the SEGfL website and shown at education conferences and events around the country.

We have used Pencil Case on a number of projects now and they continually help us produce great products. With their calm and professional attitude they are a pleasure to work with. Thanks guys!

Chris Davison, South East Grid for Learning

The completed video case study can be viewed below – please take a look.

The Nuffield Foundation have produced a range of classroom-ready resources to support teachers in their teaching and assessment of the key processes of mathematics at key stages 3 and 4. These resources are carefully designed to match the National Curriculum specifications for England. The Nuffield Foundation asked us to produce a series of promotional videos to show these resources being used for real lessons in real classrooms.

We filmed six lessons at two schools in West Sussex, showcasing the use of three of the Nuffield Foundation “Applying Mathematical Processes” resource packs. The lessons were produced with the project leader fully involved in the editing process, and the end result was four videos; one for each resource pack, and an overall review video using highlights from each. We provided the videos to the Nuffield Foundation in a range of differenct formats for a variety of uses, such as streaming on their website and high-definition versions to show at conferences and events.

The following video is a snippet of the final product – please take a look.

We were invited into numerous schools across the South East to film the project in action, and capture interviews with teachers, pupils and experts. Part of the project involved a Science day at the RSPB reserve in Dungeness, Kent, where we filmed nearly 100 pupils as they took part in bird-watching, pond dipping and owl pellet examining activities. The video case studies will serve as a lasting reminder of just what is possible when schools come together, and will be available to view on the SEGfL website.

Preview coming soon! For now, here are a few images from the project.

Throughout the 2009/10 school term, we filmed at various West Sussex County Council project cohort meetings, where all schools involved shared their experiences and progress with APP. This gave us the opportunity to film group moderation sessions, and interviews with the teachers involved. The other focus of the filming was in the schools, where we captured APP in action in the classroom, further interviews with the teachers and of course the pupils themselves. The DVD-ROM brings together these videos, as well as a comprehensive selection of supporting resources and information, provided jointly by WSCC and the teachers involved in the first year of the project. The DVD-ROM will be used to show other schools what can be achieved with APP, and the best methods of implementation.

We filmed at six schools across the region, capturing lessons that highlighted the use of PLTS, and interviews with teachers and pupils. The series of videos are used by West Sussex County Council at events and conferences, and provided to schools who are interested in joining the council’s ongoing PLTS project.

We filmed ASTs in action in various Primary, Secondary and Special Schools around the country. We captured them delivering stunning lessons, and delivering outreach sessions for other teachers. We also interviewed the ASTs, school leadership, Local Authority members and AST assessors. The videos provide the centerpiece of a multimedia DVD-ROM, which also includes supporting information and resources. The DVD-ROM has been provided to all Local Authorities, schools and teachers interested in becoming an AST, and can be obtained direct from VT. It’s also used at events and conferences to promote the AST status.