Forum convo about BBC schools Unsurprisingly the BBC will once again step in with educational content during lockdown, but this time with a much more TV focused approach with primary school content on CBBC for at least three hours a day and secondary school content on BBC2 for at least two hours a day.

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BBC delivers biggest Education offer in its history - including devoting significant airtime to Education on BBC Two

The BBC is to deliver the biggest education offer in its history across more of its platforms. It will bring together BBC Two, CBBC, BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer and online to deliver a new education offer to children, teachers and parents as a third national lockdown begins.
Published: 5 January 2021

Reacting quickly to the news of UK schools moving to remote learning, the new offer from the BBC will ensure all children can access curriculum-based learning, even if they don’t have access to the internet.

Starting on Monday 11 January, each week day on CBBC will see a three-hour block of primary school programming from 9am, including BBC Live Lessons and BBC Bitesize Daily, as well as other educational programming such as Our School and Celebrity Supply Teacher and much loved titles such as Horrible Histories, Art Ninja and Operation Ouch.

BBC Two will cater for secondary students with programming to support the GCSE curriculum, with a least two hours of content each weekday.

Content will be built around Bitesize Daily secondary shows, complemented by Shakespeare and classic drama adaptations alongside science, history and factual titles from the BBC’s award-winning factual programming units.

Bitesize Daily primary and secondary will also air every day on BBC Red Button as well as episodes being available on demand on BBC iPlayer.

Tim Davie, BBC Director General, says: “Ensuring children across the UK have the opportunity to continue to follow the appropriate core parts of their nation’s school curriculum has been a key priority for the BBC throughout this past year.

“Education is absolutely vital - the BBC is here to play its part and I’m delighted that we have been able to bring this to audiences so swiftly.”

This TV offer sits alongside a wealth of online content which parents, children and teachers can access when and where they need it:

For primary, BBC Bitesize online has an expanded offer of structured lessons in Maths and English for all year groups - these can be used at home or in the classroom. ‘This Term’s Topics’ also covers other curriculum subjects and curates learning content that works for the Spring curriculum. This content can be easily incorporated into a learning plan or used to explore different topics at home. Visit bbc.co.uk/bitesize, click on the year group and subject and all the content is there.

For secondary pupils, Bitesize is also home to two-week learning packs for English and Maths in KS3 (years 7, 8 and 9) as well as This Term’s Topics for other subjects to be used at home or to support teachers in the remote classrooms.

For students in Years 10 and 11, the Bitesize GCSE offer allows students to pick their exam board and subject to find everything they need to help with their studies. Visit bbc.co.uk/bitesize/secondary for details.

Oliver Dowden, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, says: “The BBC has helped the nation through some of the toughest moments of the last century, and for the next few weeks it will help our children learn whilst we stay home, protect the NHS and save lives.

“This will be a lifeline to parents and I welcome the BBC playing its part.”

Educational content for all nations will also be available.

BBC Press Office

https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2020/bbc-launches-biggest-education-offer-ever
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Jonwo5 January 2021 5:20pm
I imagine for BBC Two, it’ll probably replace the BBC News Channel simulcast which usually airs at 9am.
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Roger Darthwell5 January 2021 5:40pm
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Unsurprisingly the BBC will once again step in with educational content during lockdown, but this time with a much more TV focused approach with primary school content on CBBC for at least three hours a day and secondary school content on BBC2 for at least two hours a day.

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Educational content appearing on BBC Two for 2 hours a day? This means that Daytime on Two has unofficially been revived!

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Joe5 January 2021 5:54pm
Looking forward to seeing what Netflix will offer.
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Steve in Pudsey5 January 2021 5:56pm
That’s not really Daytime on 2, you need a special set of Ceefax pages and a recoloured variant of the BBC2 symbol for that


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James VertiganFounding member5 January 2021 6:43pm
Would be nice to see repeats of Look & Read again although I doubt it would happen, particularly given the situation a few years ago regarding Peter Rowell.
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Steve in Pudsey5 January 2021 7:27pm
I can’t imagine Geordie Racer being suitable for today’s kids. Bits set in an analogue radio studio with vinyl aren’t going to be too relevant!
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Hatton Cross5 January 2021 7:30pm
But they would see a mark 3 mixer desk and a row of Sonifex cart machines.
That, children was a proper radio studio and none of that Radioman rubbish in sight… I
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Jonwo5 January 2021 7:42pm
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I can’t imagine Geordie Racer being suitable for today’s kids. Bits set in an analogue radio studio with vinyl aren’t going to be too relevant!

Most of the content on Look and Read is dated to the point where it’s ancient history!
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But they would see a mark 3 mixer desk and a row of Sonifex cart machines.
That, children was a proper radio studio and none of that Radioman rubbish in sight… I

With video carts and cubicle mic fader that controls the lights Smile
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Caly1236 January 2021 10:27am
I would like to see The Magic Key, Science Clips, See You See Me and Starship (Especially because the rabbit and dog hosts (Star and Hutch) were so cute) on again but I doubt that will happen.
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Brekkie6 January 2021 11:57am
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Looking forward to seeing what Netflix will offer.

They’re helping out with maths by increasing their prices.

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Steve Williams6 January 2021 1:55pm

Yes, but I’m not really sure why so many people have greeted this announcement with the suggestion that they might show ancient schools programmes, as if that’s all they have. They’ve not been on television but they’ve still been making numerous schools programmes every year- https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach - and so they’ll use those and make new programmes. They don’t need to drag out ancient VHS copies of Words and Pictures, like on Threads.

It’s like someone announcing a new sports channel and expecting them to show the 1982 Cup Final.
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Brekkie6 January 2021 2:30pm
So, BBC Two is going all out with educational content, starting from the crack of dawn at 6am. They’re kicking it off with The Planets, which should be an engaging way to wake up and learn about our celestial neighbours. Following that, they’ll dive into Bitesize Daily sessions that cover a range of school subjects, making sure younger viewers have a well-rounded morning.

Then, for a change of pace, there’s that mud pot documentary - likely some fascinating insights into geothermal activity and earth sciences. It’s quite the variety!

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Jonwo6 January 2021 2:45pm
If they’re going all day, I wonder how they’re planning to structure the rest of the lineup. Will we see more science or maybe some historical content? BBC has so much to draw from in their archive, I wouldn’t be surprised if they throw in a classic David Attenborough doc.

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Steve in Pudsey6 January 2021 3:00pm
I’d bet on some historical documentaries sprinkled in, especially considering how the BBC loves those. And maybe even some artistic programming or creative workshops in the afternoon to mix things up. They could easily keep the educational content fresh by rotating through different subjects, who knows, maybe even squeeze in a bit of music or drama towards the end of the day.

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Hatton Cross6 January 2021 3:15pm
It’d be so cool if they did some behind-the-scenes segments on how TV shows are made or some tech-focused content too. I mean, the world is moving so much towards tech now, might as well show the kids what really happens behind the camera and on computers to make TV magic.

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Caly1236 January 2021 3:27pm
And just imagine if they brought back some nostalgic programming with a modern twist. I remember loving those studio tours or how-to segments they used to have back in the day. Maybe a new digital-age version with animations on coding or game design could really inspire the next generation!

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