VIEWS BBC BITESIZE Helping you to spark more curiosity in the classroom
Now that the new school year is in full swing, CERYS GRIFFITHS, Head of BBC Bitesize, shares her personal selection of BBC Bitesize content for primary, KS3 and GCSE.
We know how important it is for you to have easy access to resources you can trust. So, we’ve given BBC Bitesize a spit and polish for the new term. There’s new content galore for primary pupils right through to GCSE students. Want something fun and engaging for your primary maths lesson? How about joining The Canine Crew with a trip to Woofington Town? Challenge KS3 students to play our Divided Islands game to check their maths knowledge of fractions, decimals, percentages and ratios. Or try recommending our brand- new GCSE maths content for homework.
Primary maths
All our KS1 and KS2 maths content has been completely overhauled with a brand-new interactive format which offers children step-by-step progress through key mathematical concepts.
We’ve also launched two new exciting games for KS1 pupils. Space Shoppers features aliens who have landed on earth and need to learn how humans use money. Pupils can help the aliens to buy lunar lollies and astronaut stickers. They also have a chance to help them to sell their own ‘out of this world’ produce, including moon dogs and Saturn smoothies. It’s an engaging way for children to practice using pounds and pence, combining coins and giving change. Back on planet Earth, our Canine Crew game helps KS1 children to practise measuring and comparing the mass of different objects. Featuring some of the dogs of Woofington town, pupils can help Postie Dog to sort parcels into ‘lighter or heavier than’, Baker Dog to measure ingredients for a batch of dog treats and Builder Dog to get the right supplies for the kennels she needs to build.
KS3 geography
And the gaming theme continues in an exciting BBC Bitesize first. Yes, we have launched a curriculum-linked geography experience on Roblox. Planet Planners invites students to step into a series of real-life scenarios, including Tectonic Hazards, Urbanisation and Coasts. It’s mapped to all four curricula of the UK and designed to help develop students’ critical thinking and strategic planning. With solo and group play mode, it has lots of potential for use in the classroom and as homework. Don’t know your Roblox from your rocks and rivers? Fear not, we’ve an accompanying set of video resources about using game- based learning.
GCSEs and revision
Over the next few months, we will be continuing our complete update of GCSE maths content across all exam boards with brand new content launching right through to the Spring term. Many of you will have already seen that we have added new, more interactive and video-rich content for both our Number and Algebra resources. Next up: Geometry. Everything is packed with quizzes, step-through slideshows and interactive exercises to bring maths to life. Modern foreign languages students will be examined on new specifications in 2026. To help, the Bitesize website has content covering French and Spanish. New German content will land in the spring term. Packed with videos, guides and quizzes, we hope MFL teachers and students will find these a valuable resource. Finally, inspire your students to get an early start with their revision by introducing them to our podcasts. We have just released a new GCSE history podcast series to join those on biology, chemistry, physics and English literature. All our podcasts are available on the BBC Bitesize website, our YouTube channel and BBC Sounds.
A response to the Education Committee’s new report on solving the SEND crisis
Comment by LOUISE PINK, former headteacher and now Account Manager at ParentPay Group.
The Education Committee is right to call for a culture shift, but culture doesn’t change on sentiment alone. We need clear policies, properly resourced schools, and stronger partnerships between families, teachers, and the services that surround them.
True inclusion isn’t about simply keeping children in mainstream classrooms. It’s about equipping schools with the staff, training, and joined-up systems they need to support every child’s unique needs. Without these foundations in place, inclusion risks failing the very children it’s meant to help - and the wider classroom too.
Early identification and timely support are essential, but right now, delays in assessments and stretched services are holding children back. As the Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) reform looms, we must not lose sight of its original purpose: to bring education, health, and care together around the needs of the child. Reform without a clear, properly funded alternative risks deepening the very gaps it aims to fix. Technology has a quiet but powerful role to play in this crisis. When used well, technology can flag emerging needs, support personalised learning, and connect families, teachers, and professionals, wherever they are.
Technology won’t replace people, but it can reduce the postcode lottery and help turn policy into practice. Every child deserves support shaped around their story, not just their diagnosis.
The Education Committee report in question can be found here:
https://tinyurl.com/3escsf49 October 2025
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