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The Met Office is hosting a series of free video conferences for schools and colleges in England. Offering a unique and interactive aid to learning in the classroom, each 45 minute presentation is bespoke, having been tailored around the questions your students put to us in advance and is delivered by our own weather and climate experts
To find out more, follow this link - http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/education_video_conferencing.html
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Have you ever wanted to take part in a Space mission but are unable to make it to the National Space Centre? Why not take part from your own classroom via videoconference.
To find out more about the sessions on offer, please visit http://education.spacecentre.co.uk/virtual-classroom/video-conferencing
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The National Coal Mining Museum for England offers pupils a unique opportunity to see and feel at first hand what life was like at the coalface and to find out about the communities that grew up around the industry.
For pupils who are too far away to visit the National Coal Mining Museum for England, or for teachers wishing to consolidate learning following a visit, a videoconference workshop is an exciting and interactive way for pupils to access the Museum’s resources and learn about coal mining. All videoconference sessions are FREE.
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VU is a videoconferencing outreach initiative set up in 2004 by Bedford School with the University of Sheffield and the Sutton Trust.
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Wardown Park Museum is a local history museum in Luton, Bedfordshire. We have a successful schools programme that offers a broad range of cross-curricular engaging activities and resources that build on and extend pupils' classroom learning. Through video conferencing we hope to be able to bring our approach to schools from further afield.
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Too far to Kew? Join us for a videoconference and we'll come to you. Our sessions are free, fun and interactive.
Visit: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/videoconferences.htm to find out more about their sessions.
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Videoconference sessions from The Deep aquarium allows your pupils to interact with a Guide from The Deep whilst getting up close and personal with the animals that live there.
Look at the animals who live in The Deep’s 10 metre main tank such as stingrays, Moray Eels, Nurse Shark and Sawfish. Learn about how the marine biologists look after them, their feeding habits, nocturnal habits, breeding, where they come from in the world.
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Explore the natural world from your classroom. It’s not always possible for you to visit us in person. But that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on what we have to offer.
Nature Live events are a popular programme of events giving scientists the opportunity to discuss their research with the public. A number are aimed at A-Level students and we are now able to offer access through a webstream. In addition, the audience will be able to email in questions during the show, for discussion.
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Now you can experience a Museum of London or a Museum of London Docklands session without even leaving the classroom! Each session allows your pupils to interact with characters or educators from the Museum and to investigate objects from our collection, via videoconference.
