1. Home
  2. Literacy

Primary Secondary Tertiary

Featured

1:25:21 | Recommended
image/svg+xml

Wordplay

An in-depth look at The New York Times crossword puzzle, its editor Will Shortz and the wonderfully unique and loyal fan base Shortz has built and nurtured during his 12-year tenure at the paper. Crossword aficionados Bill Clinton and Jon Stewart speak about their love and fascination for the New York Times' particular brand of crossword. The film also takes us to the final of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament where the top three contestants compete in front of a room full of admirers.

General capabilities
27:59 | Recommended
image/svg+xml

Making Child Prodigies

Meet pianist Anwen, who is living her dream at the world's most prestigious music school; professional artist Aelita, who is preparing for an upcoming show; and the intellectually gifted Finn, who's designing his very own rocket.

General capabilities
38:30 | Recommended
image/svg+xml

A Convenient Education

An interactive documentary which explores the experiences and challenges faced by international students, focusing on the Indian student community in Victoria in 2009 and 2010.

General capabilities

Latest

Community clip
5:31 | Published 1 month ago
image/svg+xml

Catholic school puts an end to tests

It's being described as a radical new experiment in education, the Catholic school that has done away with tests, grades and even year levels. St Luke's Catholic College is delivering a personalised curriculum for every student and it's all being delivered in a brand-new, open plan school with life coaches. But critics are questioning the radical approach to learning.

Literacy
Community clip
9:01 | Published 4 months ago
image/svg+xml

Early childhood education and Sesame Street

Liam Bartlett meets Sesame Street co-creator Lloyd Morrisett and the team behind the experiment to see if early childhood could be "disguised" entertainment, 50 years ago this year.

Literacy
Community clip
5:25 | Published 1 year ago
image/svg+xml

Gogglebox MKR

Literacy
Community clip
7:48 | Published 1 year ago
image/svg+xml

CEO-style principal transforms Tamworth primary

The recruitment of 15 highly paid executive principals tasked with improving the performance of schools in NSW with high proportions of Aboriginal students is starting to pay off in Tamworth. Hillvue Primary School executive principal Chris Shaw has the authority to choose his own staff and vary the curriculum, and the school's NAPLAN results and level of parent engagement have been transformed.

Literacy
Community clip
6:01 | Published 1 year ago
image/svg+xml

Oral vocab growth lifts reading ability

Macquarie University's Anne Castles and Signy Wegener explain the importance of introducing new terms when speaking to children, revealing that their research demonstrates for the first time an "intimate relationship between [spoken] vocabulary and reading ability".

Literacy
Save to playlist
Request a demo of EnhanceTV Why get EnhanceTV for your school?
About us Editorial policy Privacy policy Terms & conditions
Heap | Mobile and Web Analytics
Primary resources Secondary resources English resources Geography resources Health and PE resources History resources Mathematics resources Science resources Australian curriculum resources