Teachers TV

Its aims include raising educational standards, saving the workforce time, and boosting professional development. It also provides classroom resources and all content is available to watch or download for free. Further professional and practical help is on hand from its active online community. The service was launched on the 8th February 2005, and is managed by Education Digital Management Ltd, and funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). The website was co-owned by Ten Alps (75%) and ITN (25%). It closed on Freeview first on 21 July and Freesat, Sky and Virgin followed on 31 August 2010. Online availability was unaffected by the change.

On 15 October 2010, Ten Alps announced that The Department for Education is cancelling the £10m annual Teachers TV contract from April 2011. The contract was due to run until 2013, but the government has invoked a six-month break clause. The service had 400,000 registered users. It provided 783,000 training day sessions online in 2009 and claims it has saved schools an estimated £235m. Teachers TV will be working closely with the Department for Education to formulate a clear transitional process between now and the termination of the contract.

The Ten Alps chief executive, Alex Connock said the site had great potential as a subscription business and could also be adapted for international students and university-level training. It already carries some advertising, but sponsorship had been ruled out under the current contract.

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Category:Television channels in the United Kingdom Category:Television channels and stations established in 2005 Category:Educational and instructional television channels Category:Teaching Category:Education in the United Kingdom Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2010 Category:Defunct British television channels