Parents - now you can actively encourage the kids to watch telly
By Mark Gorton 29th Jul 2021
Following the closure of our schools, and our feature yesterday picking a handful of Heswall Nub News' favourite online learning resources for youngsters, there's good news for homeschooling parents and children.
A rapid response initiative by 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 programmes like Our School and Celebrity Supply Teacher, along with 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, broadcasting at 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, said: "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. Follow this link, 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.
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