Briefing for the UK online education sector

Sinéad Rocks 9 November 2015

BBC New Broadcasting House, London 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

2. BBC Learning Update

3. Outline of BBC Learning Spending

4. BBC Charter Update

5. Q&A

1. BBC Learning Vision & Strategy Our vision is to transform lives through education Annual educational themes Formal education for Informal factual learning for all children and young people 2015…

Digital Creativity

Music

Food

1. BBC Learning Vision & Strategy Agenda

1. BBC Learning Vision & Strategy

2. BBC Learning Update

3. Outline of BBC Learning Spending

4. BBC Charter Update

5. Q&A

2. BBC Learning Update BBC Educational Themes Digital Creativity

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 micro:bit BBC Educational Themes Food

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 Music

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 2016 Educational Themes Literacy

Science

Creativity BBC Educational Themes (2016) Literacy

BBC-wide season to commemorate 400 years since the death of Shakespeare, 2016 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) Science

Using the micro:bit to explore science will have a key 2016 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) Creativity

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.

2. BBC Learning Update BBC Educational Themes Live Lessons

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 Bitesize Curriculum-linked resources for students

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 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. BBC iWonder Inspiring curiosity in all our audiences

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 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. Agenda

1. BBC Learning Vision & Strategy

2. BBC Learning Update

3. Outline of BBC Learning Spending

4. BBC Charter Update

5. Q&A

3. BBC Learning Spending Financial Information Our budget and spending plans 2015/16

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 3. BBC Learning Spending ** Net and exlcusive of central management costs Agenda

1. BBC Learning Vision & Strategy

2. BBC Learning Update

3. Outline of BBC Learning Spending

4. BBC Charter Update

5. Q&A

4. BBC Charter Update BBC Charter Review A commitment to educate beyond 2016

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 more open BBC

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

Agenda

1. BBC Learning Vision & Strategy

2. BBC Learning Update

3. Outline of BBC Learning Spending

4. BBC Charter Update

5. Q&A

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