Year 2 Teacher Melissa Harrison delivers the creative curriculum of Coney Hill Community Primary School by inventing characters like Granny Smith. What's more, Melissa has captured her pupils' encounters with Granny Smith on camera - except Granny Smith has never been seen. She lives in a shed in the corner of the classroom and leaves notes with tasks for the children to do for her. In this programme we see Melissa's video and visit her school in Gloucester. This is followed by a discussion led by Consultant Adrienne Jones with Melissa, a colleague Danielle Brayshaw and parent Mandy, who says, 'Chloe came home and told me that she's done no work at school, she's had so many jobs to do for Granny Smith that they just haven't had time to do any work!' The discussion covers the impact of this creative approach, differences between boys and girls, and how the pupils could make their own videos.

Video Series: Action! Teacher Video
Release Date 2006