ITV Schools and Colleges

ITV's presentation for schools spanned Associated-Rediffusion's earliest experiments, ATV's celebrated light-spots era, the Channel 4 partnership of the 1980s and the later S4C handovers. This section gathers the original captions, clocks and music that accompanied those classroom broadcasts.

Choose a chapter below to start exploring. Each page preserves the original layout and commentary while updating asset links for the modern site.

	Part 1 traces the path from Associated-Rediffusion in 1957 through ATV's light-spots interludes of the early colour era. Discover reconstructed clocks, Picture Roll segments and regional opt-outs. Explore Part 1 (1957-1978) »
	Part 2 covers the 1978 refresh, Computer Generated clocks, and the network's transition towards Channel 4's Schools on 4 service. Explore Part 2 (1978-1987) »
	Part 3 follows the collaboration with Channel 4 and S4C, capturing the stripes, circles and bilingual countdowns that defined the late 1980s and beyond. Explore Part 3 (1987 onwards) »
	Browse a curated collection of interval slides, clocks, and test cards from ITV's schools service archive. Browse Schools Slides »
	Explore the technical test transmissions that preceded ITV1's launch on digital satellite in 2001, complete with transmission notes and regional identifications. Explore DSat Tests »

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