Teaching Themselves

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1688
Date Released
9 Oct 1961
Date submitted
5 Oct 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Teaching Themselves. DESCRIPTION: Barnham Primary is a school with a difference, as the headmaster, Mr Hooton, explained. There are nearly a hundred youngsters, aged between 4 and 11, and they learn geography, mathematics and all other subjects the natural, practical way. They even do their own reporting and interviewing! SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV school. MCU head master talking. LS children. MCU boy. MS children coming out of house. GV children in class room. MCU girl tidies up. MS children playing shop. MCU same. MCU sweets. MS child being served. MS same. MS boy counting money. MCU another. MCU boy talking to girl. MCU same boy. MS boy walking to BBC. MS boy talking. GV children. CU tape recorder. MCU 2 girls. CU girl. CU same. CU same and boy. GV school.
Keywords
Education and training
Locations
United Kingdom
Card file number
83264
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Len Waldorf
Length of story (in feet)
188
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Teaching Themselves', British Movietone News Issue No. 1688, 9 Oct 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24305 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)