News & Updates
ERA and The Natural Curriculum Highly Commended at the 2025 Teach Awards
Both the ERA Video Streaming Platform and our sister site, The Natural Curriculum, have been Highly Commended at the 2025 Teach Awards, recognising their excellence in supporting teachers and students across the UK
New Scene by Scene hub launches on the Shakespeare Archive
Bring Shakespeare’s plays to life with the Shakespeare Archive's latest addition, the Scene by Scene hub, created to make teaching Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and more simpler and more engaging. Access curriculum-linked clips, explore key moments, and help students experience Shakespeare as performance, not just text.
Teaching with TV and Film: 5 Practical Tips for 2025–26
Looking for fresh ways to engage your students this year? Discover five practical tips to help you use ERA VSP more effectively, from starting lessons with powerful video hooks to building your own multimedia resource bank.
Subtitles now available on over 75% of Shakespeare Archive content
Subtitles are now available across a wide selection of BBC Shakespeare programmes improving accessibility, supporting language analysis and enhancing the learning experience for all students. Read more about this exciting update to one of ERA's most popular collections.
Beat the summer slide and plan ahead with smarter student share insights
Our enhanced share feature lets teachers do more than just send a video link, now you can see how many students are interacting with the content. Monitor remaining views and link expiry dates to support learning over the summer break and plan smarter for the new school year.
New OCR partnership offers endorsed resources for GCSE and A-Level success
ERA and OCR join forces providing endorsed media clips designed to help students understand complex concepts and develop critical thinking skills directly relevant to the GCSE and A-level syllabus.
