 Schools programming on the network began in 1957 in some regions and expanded as more regions began broadcasting.It is a contractual obligation for the ITV company to broadcast schools programming, and this was initially broadcast as part of the normal scheduling.The programmes were moved into a segment for broadcast during the day in the 1960s, under the banner "Independent Television for Schools and Colleges" and from 1987 were broadcast on Channel 4 in the "ITV Schools on Channel 4" segment.