Welcome to the third episode of the Bitesize Secondary Planner, a daily ten-minute guide to a selection of the best new content from BBC Bitesize and beyond. Jonathan Overend (BBC 5Live sport) and former assistant head-teacher Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) guide you through the summer term, with links and highlights to support your learning. From the power of persuasive writing to the story of the suffragettes, there’s something for every secondary age group to make keeping on top of work more fun.
Below are links to all the great content, in order of appearance:
Age 11-12
Maths: Bitesize Daily, BBC iPlayer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p089r9br/bitesize-1314-year-olds-week-1-1-maths-english-and-history
Age 12-13
English: Persuasive writing, BBC Bitesize Online
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zjf8d6f
Science: Mass and atomic numbers, BBC Bitesize Online
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zjv7tfr
Age 13-14
Revision: BBC Bitesize app
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zgd682p
History: The Suffragettes with Gemma Cairney, BBC Teach
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks3-gcse-how-suffragettes-won-women-the-vote-and-changed-politics/zd89wty
GCSE
History: Michael Woods’ Story of England, From Romans to Normans, BBC Four
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00tw231/michael-woods-story-of-england-1-romans-to-normans
You can find daily lessons for every school age group on bbc.co.uk/bitesize or search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer
Credits
Presenters: Jonathon Overend and Deborah James
Producers: Lucy Hancock
Published on Wednesday, 22nd April 2020.
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