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Learning is at the heart of the BBC’s overall aim to inform, educate and entertain and it’s our vision to inspire a life full of learning for all our audiences. We create, connect and magnify powerful opportunities for learning across the BBC.
We work across all platforms to enable audiences to acquire new knowledge, develop new skills, and become more confident learners. The department is home to a comprehensive specialist learning offering that includes key brands such as Bitesize and WebWise. We also co-commission programmes across different genres and work with programme-makers to deepen the learning impact in different ways, including additional content on air and online, learning resources for schools and general audiences, and public events.
You can find out more about what we do and our current areas of focus on the Learning website.
We fund a portfolio of programmes commissioned through Knowledge, recent examples include ‘Bang Goes The Theory', 'Great British Story', and 'Rome's Lost Cities'.
We have dedicated funding for programmes that reach BBC 3 audiences and create a learning experience. One area we are particularly interested in is drama that inspires learning.
We are committed to funding programmes that inspire learning in the Daytime audience. We’re interested in exploring how great contemporary storytelling might encourage and inspire adults to seek help with basic skills such as literacy and numeracy.
Through the new Learning Fund we have £5 million available to enhance the learning impact of key commissioned content, live and in development, in any genre or area of the BBC. We are looking for ambitious proposals with the potential to become standout moments for our audiences. You can find the Learning Fund application form on the top-right of this page under 'Downloads'.
BBC Learning has developed audience outcomes to help guide objectives for development. There are three types of learning outcomes, but we do not necessarily expect all projects to deliver against all three.
We are interested in content that provides an immersive learning experience across different platforms that can extend audience reach and/or impact significantly.
Learn to be more confident in understanding the night sky and using this as a springboard to discover more about our solar system and the universe.
Learn to use a Star Guide and other resources to read the night sky. Learn practical astronomy skills via partner organisations including how to use a telescope/binoculars and how to photograph astronomical objects.
Learn to know more about objects in the night sky including the sun, moon, planets and stars and how they interact with each other. Find out about the range of different activities offered by astronomy organisations and start on a lifelong journey of discovery.
If you have something that meets these criteria; please fill in the learning fund application form that you can find in the downloads section of this page.
We commission Learning Zone content that directly links to the curriculum in schools. We currently have an annual commissioning round and more information is available in the programming and content opportunities section of this page.
All ideas, unless stated otherwise, are pitched to the Learning team via e-commissioning; please highlight the potential the learning impact of your idea and direct the offer to Katy Jones on the e-commissioning proposal form.
Abigail Appleton, Head of Commissioning for BBC Learning
Katy Jones, Executive Producer
Cerys Griffiths, Executive Producer.
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