Explore the innovations and trends that could bring about the biggest transformation in teaching since the beginnings of mass education. New technologies could soon make virtual classrooms and artificial intelligence a reality with huge implications for how children are taught. Personalisation could lead to children deciding not just what they learn but where they learn. An experiment at Biddenham Upper School in Bedford, is already showing that education can be delivered at a variety of centres within the community rather than a single school. The ultimate in personalisation can be seen at Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts. It has 200 children and, so long as they stay within the rules, they can do whatever they please, and it has no 'teachers'! We also visit Ashton Park Secondary in Bristol and Robin Hood Primary School in Birmingham. With contributions from Prof Yorik Wilks (University of Sheffield), Dan Sutch (Futurelab) and Deryn Harvey (The Innovation Unit).

Video Series: School Matters
Release Date 2008