Briefing for the UK

online education sector

Sinéad Rocks 9 November 2015

BBC New Broadcasting House, London

1. BBC Learning Vision & Strategy

2. BBC Learning Update

3. Outline of BBC Learning Spending

4. BBC Charter Update

5. Q&A

Agenda

1. BBC Learning Vision & Strategy

2. BBC Learning Update

3. Outline of BBC Learning Spending

4. BBC Charter Update

5. Q&A

Agenda

1. BBC Learning Vision & Strategy

Our vision is to transform lives

through education

1. BBC Learning Vision & Strategy

Annual educational themes Informal factual learning for all Formal education for children and young people

Digital

Creativity

Music

Food

2015…

1. BBC Learning Vision & Strategy

2. BBC Learning Update

3. Outline of BBC Learning Spending

4. BBC Charter Update

5. Q&A

Agenda

2. BBC Learning Update

BBC Make it Digital season: inspiring a new generation

to get creative with coding, programming and digital

technology.

Make it Digital Tour at 13 locations across the UK to

introduce families to digital creativity and coding.

BBC micro:bit for every child in Year 7 (and

equivalent) in the UK, developed with 29 partners with

technical specifications open-sourced.

2. BBC Learning Update

BBC Educational Themes

Digital Creativity

BBC micro:bit

BBC Food has complimented its extensive recipe

database with iWonder interactives and guides which

promote health and wellbeing.

Dish Up is a year-long multi-platform campaign which

encourages families and young people to cook

simple dishes from scratch. In doing so its aim is to

increase understanding of food, nutrition and healthy

eating.

Cbeebies Big Day out at the Furchester Hotel to

encourage families to eat more healthily.

2. BBC Learning Update

BBC Educational Themes

Food

Ten Pieces campaign to unlock creative potential

through classical music.

Delivered through a network of more than 250 music

hubs, education services and arts organisations.

Focussed on secondary schools (Key Stage 3) this

academic year, building on the primary school

initiative last year.

2. BBC Learning Update

BBC Educational Themes

Music

2016 Educational Themes

Literacy

Science

Creativity

BBC-wide season to commemorate 400 years since the death of Shakespeare,

inspiring a Year of Books with a range of initiatives in development:

• Totally Shakespeare in partnership with Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and

CBBC to get Primary aged children and teachers to be epic at Shakespeare

• Say it with Shakespeare for older teenagers.

• Children’s literature – ‘Awesome Authors’ – for 6-11 year olds and their

families.

• Comedy Classroom to discover 13-15 year old writing talent.

• Live Lessons in partnership with the RSC.

• Digital Learning initiatives aimed at 16-24 year olds to create a national

dialogue about books, and to encourage a a new generation to discover

the love of reading for pleasure.

2. BBC Learning Update

BBC Educational Themes (2016)

Literacy

2016

Using the micro:bit to explore science will have a key

role in addressing the computer science skills gap,

and we will work with a range of partners.

As part of this theme, our ambition is to deliver a

science campaign aimed at primary school pupils

(Key Stage 2).

Pan-BBC focus on science: ‘Age of Wonder’ has an

aspiration to be the largest public scientific

engagement campaign in British history.

2. BBC Learning Update

BBC Educational Themes (2016)

Science

2016

2. BBC Learning Update

BBC Ten Pieces will continue to evolve to unlock

creative potential through classical music, working

collaboratively with music and arts organisations

across the UK.

We can inspire young people to tap into their own

creative talents as a means to build character and

confidence.

Through the Radio 1 Academy we can support young

people’s aspiration to pursue careers in the creative

industries.

BBC Educational Themes (2016)

Creativity

Live Lessons bring relevant campaigns to life for

schools.

They have been a part of our educational campaigns

in recent years, with Stargazing Live and Big Painting

Challenge Live.

We will continue to produce Live Lessons, both for

primary and secondary schools.

Live Lessons in 2016 will be linked to Ten Pieces, BBC

micro:bit, Shakespeare and Comedy Classroom.

2. BBC Learning Update

BBC Educational Themes

Live Lessons

Learner focussed curriculum-linked resources for 5-16

year olds (and post-16 functional skills).

Recent content published includes KS1 Science, KS2

History, KS3 English language and GCSE French,

English Lit, English Language and Maths.

Bitesize will be updated in 2016 to take full advantage

of the opportunities provided by myBBC to deliver a

personalised offer to students.

2. BBC Learning Update

BBC Bitesize Curriculum-linked resources for students

Bitesize App

A new personalised app will provide

Bitesize curriculum-linked content

for 14 – 16 year olds, keeping them

on track as they work towards their

exams.

This is part of the myBBC project

which is bringing signed-in

personalisation to all BBC services

online.

Interactive factual story-telling to inspire curiosity and

learning - so far 400 Guides and Timelines.

Building on a strong relationship with independent

producers, we are significantly increasing iWonder

guides commissioned from outside of the BBC.

2. BBC Learning Update

BBC iWonder Inspiring curiosity in all our audiences

iWonder Community Creating a ‘maker’ tool for audiences to create multimedia factual narratives will encourage more digital creativity. The best of these will be reflected on BBC iWonder and will enable different

perspectives to be heard on BBC platforms as part of move towards a more open BBC.

1. BBC Learning Vision & Strategy

2. BBC Learning Update

3. Outline of BBC Learning Spending

4. BBC Charter Update

5. Q&A

Agenda

3. BBC Learning Spending

Financial Information Our budget and spending plans 2015/16

3. BBC Learning Spending

10/11 Actual 11/12 Actual 12/13 Actual 13/14 Actual 14/15 Actual 15/16 forecast

Adult Skills 1.2 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.3

Languages 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0

Media Literacy 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0

Ouch 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total Adults 2.3 1.9 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.6

Bitesize* 2.1 2.5 2.7 2.8 1.9

Blast 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Teachers/Parents/Class Clips 2.8 2.5 1.6 1.5 1.1

TV Support Projects 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0

Total 5-19s 5.6 5.1 4.9 4.3 3.0 6.5

Total Formal 7.9 7.0 5.9 4.5 3.4 7.1

Total Informal 4.6 4.4 5.6 5.3

Total Product development 2.0 0.4 0.3 1.3

FM Spend** 4.0

Total K&L Product 16.5 9.3 9.3 13.8

Total Learning Zone 3.4 0.0

* Includes infographic spend in 12/13 and 13/14 ** Net and exlcusive of central management costs

1. BBC Learning Vision & Strategy

2. BBC Learning Update

3. Outline of BBC Learning Spending

4. BBC Charter Update

5. Q&A

Agenda

4. BBC Charter Update

A partnership to create an Ideas Service to provide

the public with the best of British ideas and culture.

A single front-door for children to the wealth of the

whole BBC and trusted partners beyond.

A review of the distinctiveness of the BBC online and a

commitment to improve our services in the Nations.

2. BBC Learning Update

BBC Charter Review A commitment to educate beyond 2016

A Charter aspiration for a more open BBC working

with the widest range of partners.

The launch of iWonder Community will enable our

audiences to create their own guides and Bitesize will

become more clearly focussed on the learner.

The renewal of this online support for learning provides

an opportunity to contribute to a more open BBC.

Is there the potential for a more open platform, where

content from the BBC and other providers sits side by

side for the benefit of learners?

2. BBC Learning Update

BBC Charter Review A more open BBC

1. BBC Learning Vision & Strategy

2. BBC Learning Update

3. Outline of BBC Learning Spending

4. BBC Charter Update

5. Q&A

Agenda

5. Q&A

Thank you for taking

the time to join us today

If you are able to stay . . .

Lunch & networking

BBC micro:bit demonstration

Digital Education workshop – 1.30pm