Video Conferencing with the Met Office
Live resources for Key Stages 1 through to 5
The Met Office is hosting a series of free video conferences schools and colleges in England, with our own weather and climate experts. The conferences will start with a presentation, followed by an interactive question and answer session. Successful schools can choose the duration of their conference, they usually last between 40 and 75 minutes.
Depending on demand, we may invite several schools to participate in the same conference. These have proved extremely popular in the past, so early booking is advised to avoid disappointment.
This service is funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
Before you apply, please read the following important information.
- Please ensure your school or college has the facility to run a video conference, before applying.
- Applications will only be accepted from teachers working in schools or colleges in England. Schools and colleges must be registered with JANET
- As the number of available video conferences is limited, successful schools and colleges can only participate in one conference during the 2009-10 programme.
- Subject to availability, teachers may book a conference to start anytime from 9 a.m. on the above dates. Please note, the video conference must be completed no later than 4 p.m.
- Each school that successfully applies will be invited to hold a short test video conference with the Met Office. This will ensure the link between the school and the Met Office is working, and will be expected to take place about five to ten days before the actual conference.
- If you have any questions about the programme of video conferences,
before submitting an application, please email education@metoffice.gov.uk.
- As this is a limited resource we regret changes cannot be made to the subject list and dates that are currently on offer. The Met Office reserves the right to amend the programme of video conferences without notice. All conferences are subject to availability of the appropriate expert.
Please review this list of available video conference subjects.
Video conference dates
| Day | Date |
|---|---|
| Wednesday | 11 November 2009 |
| Thursday | 12 November 2009 |
| Wednesday | 25 November 2009 |
| Thursday | 26 November 2009 |
| Wednesday | 20 January 2010 |
| Thursday | 21 January 2010 |
| Wednesday | 10 February 2010 |
| Thursday | 11 February 2010 |
| Wednesday | 24 February 2010 |
| Thursday | 25 February 2010 |
Future dates to be confirmed
Video conference subjects
| Subject | Video conference reference code | Age-appropriate content including... | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KS1 | KS2 | KS3 | KS4 | KS5 | ||
| Weather | WX1 | WX2 | WX3 | WX4 | Water cycle, clouds, rain, snow, hurricanes, tornadoes, thunder and lightning, weather extremes. | |
| Climate change | CC2 | CC3 | CC4 | CC5 | The evidence surrounding the science of climate change and the possible impacts around the world. | |
| Weather forecasting | WF3 | WF4 | WF5 | Could you live a day, a week or even a month without knowing what the weather will do? Important decisions are often made based on a weather forecast. In this discussion, a senior forecaster will take a look at how a wide range of forecasts are produced. | ||
| Tropical cyclones | TC4 | TC5 | What are they? How and where do they form? How do they get their names? What's the difference between a hurricane, a cyclone and a typhoon? Do they ever affect the UK? How do we forecast them? Are we getting more as a result of climate change? | |||
Once you have chosen your preferred video conference, please complete this application form.
