ITV Schools

ITV Schools
NetworkITV (1957–1987)
Channel 4, S4C (1987–1993)
Launched13 May 1957 (1957-05-13) (ITV)
14 September 1987 (1987-09-14) (Channel 4, S4C)
Closed29 June 1987 (1987-06-29) (ITV)
28 June 1993 (1993-06-28) (Channel 4, S4C)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Formerly known asIndependent Television for Schools and Colleges
FormatEducational programming
Running time
  • Variable (1957–1972)
  • 150 minutes (1972–1993)
Original languages
  • English
  • Welsh (S4C Ysgolion)
Known as S4C Schools in Wales; replaced by Channel 4 Schools in 1993 (later renamed 4Learning in 2000)

ITV Schools (full name: Independent Television for Schools and Colleges) was the educational television service set up in 1957 by the Independent Television Authority, broadcasting learning programmes for children ages 5 to 18 across ITV-affiliated stations. It was an example of public service broadcasting on a commercial television network (as opposed to the public BBC and their service BBC Schools).

ITV moved its schools programming to Channel 4 and S4C in autumn 1987 although ITV continued to produce programmes and the service continued to use the ITV name for another six years. The last ITV Schools programme on Channel 4 aired on Monday 28 June 1993; Channel 4 continued to produce their own schools programmes for many years afterwards.

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