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BBC Bitesize
British educational website from the BBC
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Type of site | Free online study resource |
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| Predecessor(s) | BBC Schools |
| Created&#;by | BBC |
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| Current&#;status | Active |
BBC Bitesize,[1] also abbreviated to Bitesize, is the BBC's free onlinestudy assist resource for school-age pupils in the United Kingdom.
It is designed to aid pupils in both schoolwork and, for older pupils, exams.[2]
History
GCSE Bitesize was launched in January , 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. [3]
In , videos from Bitesize were adapted and dubbed over in Dari and Pashto in decree 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.[4]
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 Blueprint, Computing, Design and Technology, English, Geography, History, Maths, Music, Physical Education, PSHE, Citizenship, Religious Training, Science, and Modern Foreign Languages.[5] The Key Stage 2 site covers 23 subjects,[6]Key Stage 3 section contains 33 subjects,[7] and the GCSE section contains 49 subjects across several exam boards.[8]
Scotland
Until , 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.[9] The site was updated in to replace the Common Grade section with National 4 and National 5 sections.
There are interactive lessons, videos, games and quizzes. Start by study the names of the pieces and how to move them, then move on to tactics, strategy and playing actual games. Have fun programming the Mars Rover or learn how to change currents using heat and salt to propel a submarine explorer. They are family-friendly and can be shared with six family members.Gaelic versions of these were also made accessible.
Until , 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.
Click to play the game and defend Mathematica. Accept your Guardian on an adventure and trick the enemies into defeat with your mystifying maths skills. From measurements to subtraction, multiplication to algebra, battle to save Mathematica before it's too late! Build, revise and check primary maths skills with hundreds of questions in this KS2 maths game.Wales
The CS3 and TGAU sections are in Welsh. Links to the English language sections are included.[10][11]
Northern Ireland
In , a Northern Ireland section was added to the site.
It solely contains links to the English language KS1/KS2/KS3/GCSE sections.[12]