Education in Africa week runs from 23 to 29 July. The programmes feature exclusive interviews and take British teachers directly into African classrooms.

Programmes being aired include:

The Jonathan Dimbleby Big Interview � Meles Zenawi
Jonathan Dimbleby has unprecedented access and an exclusive interview with Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, who is widely recognised as a social reformer, especially in the area of education. The interview explores what the rest of Africa can learn from his policies as well as confronting the country's poor record on human rights.

Improving Teaching, Changing Lives � VSO in Ethiopia
This documentary explores VSO's ground-breaking project for training teachers in Ethiopia. The charity has devised a new teacher-training qualification and works closely with the Ministry of Education to implement the scheme across the country, improving the education of over 800,000 children.

Africa Goes Digital
ICT is revolutionising our society. It's impossible to think of life now without computers, the Internet, satellites and mobile phones. It is turning our world into a global village. But one continent is in danger of being left out of this digital revolution: Africa, a continent where peace, security and poverty-reduction are amongst the complex issues governments are struggling with. Teachers TV travels to four countries in Africa (Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia and Ghana) to examine the different approaches and the attempts to bridge the internal and the international digital divide.

Inspirations: A West African Story
In the heart of a Liberian refugee camp in Ghana is an inspirational school built on the passion of one man's dedication to education.

Inspirations: From Cheshire to Soweto
What can UK teachers learn from teaching practices in South Africa? Follow a group of teachers from Cheshire as they visit schools and teach children in Soweto.

Inspirations: Performing Wonders in South Africa
In a former township on the outskirts of Cape Town, young people are discovering how performance can motivate and inspire them at school.

Inspirations: Sustainability � A Lesson from Tanzania
The Edmund Rice Sinon Secondary School in the city of Arusha in Northern Tanzania is doing more than almost anywhere in the world to preserve energy, water and raw materials � on a continent that is doing the least to contribute to global warming. See how head teacher Frank O'Shea, his staff and pupils work hard to ensure nothing is wasted.

Wider Horizons: Four Go to Kenya
Four teachers from Maidenhill School, the winner of the 2006 Teachers TV/British Council 'Wider Horizons' competition, visit a Kenyan school and find their preconceptions challenged.

Teachers TV is available on Sky Guide 880, Virgin TV 240, Freeview 88 (from 11am � 1pm) and Tiscali TV 845. For more information, including programme times and free support material, go to www.teachers.tv.