Sunfield City School is one of the few schools which provide its students with a cinematic feel. The use of images, along with words, diminishes the overwhelming nature of text and helps the student to manage the cognitive load, which increases retention. TV, projector and sound systems at school, it has brought new life into an ageing curriculum and offers a glimpse of how 21st Century education should be. Teachers are able to regain their students’ attention in lessons by bringing the topic to life through animations, to make the lesson a journey not a lecture. Many science topics contain complex sequences which can be very difficult for a teacher to explain and a student to get their head around. By showing these concepts visually in a realistic, life like way students gain a deeper understanding extending their knowledge capability. Eventually, there is no greater satisfaction for a teacher than seeing their students confident, satisfied and happy with the lesson and the objectives. The use of multi-media gives students higher self-efficacy which in turn also makes the teacher motivated to teach to the best of their ability. Happy students leads to happy teachers.
