BBC Bitesize
{{short description|British educational website from the BBC}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox website
| name = BBC Bitesize
| logo = BBC Bitesize (2022).svg
| logo_size = 200px
| screenshot = Bitesize home page.png
| screenshot_size =
| caption = A screenshot of BBC Bitesize homepage
| url = {{URL|https://bbc.co.uk/bitesize}}
| type = Free online study resource
| language = {{Ubl
| English
| Welsh
| Gaelic
}}
| registration =
| author = BBC
| launch_date = 1998
| current_status = Active
| revenue =
| predecessor = BBC Schools
}}
BBC Bitesize,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize|title=Home|website=BBC Bitesize}} also abbreviated to Bitesize, is the BBC's free online study support resource for school-age people in the United Kingdom. It is designed to aid people in both schoolwork and, for older people, exams.{{cite journal |first1=Peter John |last1=Williams |date=October 2007 |title=Valid Knowledge: The Economy and the Academy |journal=Higher Education |volume=54 |issue=4 |pages=511–23 |jstor=29735128 |doi=10.1007/s10734-007-9051-y|s2cid=143358230 |url=https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/file/444771/1/Article.pdf }}
History
GCSE Bitesize was launched in January 1998, covering seven subjects. For each subject, a one- or two-hour long TV programme would be broadcast overnight in the BBC Learning Zone block, and supporting material was available in books and on the BBC website. At the time, only around 9% of UK households had access to the internet at home.
In 2023, videos from Bitesize were adapted and dubbed over in Dari and Pashto in order to be broadcast in Afghanistan, where education for girls has been stopped by the Taliban government. The show was called Dars, which means "lessons" in both languages.{{Cite news |date=2023-03-31 |title=Dars: BBC education show in Afghanistan helps children banned from school |language=en-GB |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65130305 |access-date=2023-12-02}}
National sections
= England =
The Key Stage 1, 2 and 3 along with GCSE section covers a range of subjects. In Key Stage 1, 17 subjects are available, including Art and Design, Computing, Design and Technology, English, Geography, History, Maths, Music, Physical Education, PSHE, Citizenship, Religious Education, Science, and Modern Foreign Languages.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z3g4d2p|title=KS1 |date=|publisher=BBC|accessdate=13 March 2019}} The Key Stage 2 site covers 23 subjects,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn|title=KS2 |date=|publisher=BBC|accessdate=13 March 2019}} Key Stage 3 section contains 33 subjects,{{cite web|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/levels/z4kw2hv|title = KS3 |publisher = BBC|date = 1970-01-01|accessdate = 16 July 2015}} and the GCSE section contains 49 subjects across several exam boards.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z98jmp3|title=GCSE |date=|publisher=BBC|accessdate=13 March 2019}}
= Scotland =
Until 2014, the Standard Grade section of the site had 12 subjects: Biology, History, Chemistry, Computing Studies, Maths, English, Modern Studies (a course exclusive to Scotland), French, Physical Education, Geography, and Physics.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/bitesize/standard/index.shtml |title=Standard Grade Bitesize |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=2012-06-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604151323/https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/bitesize/standard/index.shtml |archive-date=Jun 4, 2009 }} The site was updated in 2014 to replace the Standard Grade section with National 4 and National 5 sections. Gaelic versions of these were also made available.
Until 2014, in the Higher section, Biology, English, Geography, Maths, Chemistry, History, Modern Studies, Physics and the Scotland-only subject Scottish Gaelic were available. The Higher section was also updated to the new Curriculum for Excellence qualification. Early and 1st level, 2nd level, 3rd level, and 4th level resources were added to bring the site in line with the Curriculum for Excellence.
= Wales =
The CS3 and TGAU sections are in Welsh. Links to the English language sections are included.{{cite web|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/levels/zh6vr82|title = CA3 |publisher = BBC|date = 1970-01-01|accessdate = 16 July 2015}}{{Cite web|title = TGAU|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/levels/z8w76sg|website = BBC Bitesize |accessdate = 2015-07-16}}
= Northern Ireland =
In 2014, a Northern Ireland section was added to the site. It solely contains links to the English language KS1/KS2/KS3/GCSE sections.{{Cite web|title = BBC Bitesize - Home|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/education|website = BBC |accessdate = 2015-07-16}}
See also
- E-learning
- Study skills for exam preparation
References
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External links
- [https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize Bitesize]
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Category:British educational websites