Ceebeebies at school?

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I'm interested to know opinions on this.
I'm pretty relaxed about screen time. I wish my child had less of it around the house but well, it happens. I was speaking to a few mums about parents evening. A few mentioned to the teacher that they were disappointed that the children (year one) watched ceebeebies during class time. There was back peddling of "they don't that much" but chatting to my child "hey what did you watch at school today?" So far it was 3 days last week and 2 this week. One day it was bing?!? At 6 years old? Thoughts?

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Perhaps if there is a programme on the class are interested in, farming or something topic related. I have both a 5 & 6 year old and neither now watch CBeebies at home as it's apparently too babyish so can't see them watching at school unless it is 'educational'.
But I'd say something if it were 2/3 times per week and just for the sake of watching

Ds has learnt loads watching Go Jetters.

As a tool to support a topic then I don't have an issue

I can't get to know worked up about this either. If you're bothered about screen time then don't let him have any with you on the days he's had some at school.
I think it's important to remember that cbeebies programmes are generally 5-10 mins long! Not like our grown up programmes which are more like 30 mins!

In reception my kids watched 'Come Outside' a few times a week

I went into my son's Y1 classroom after school yesterday and Bing was on the screen paused. They'd have had wet play, but I'd have thought it would have been switched off by home time. I've also heard that they have watched Twirly Woos and Telly Tubbies.

There are so many vaguely educational programmes available that I'd rather they watch, e.g. Nina and the Neurons, Alphablocks... It isn't clear whether it is restricted to wet play. Even if it's wet play I am wondering why the choices are so babyish.

I would be very unhappy with this.

Watching something linked to a lesson say once a month or every other month would be ok. Watching something just for entertainment or to keep the children busy would not be.

Go Jetters is a geography program I know my son watched an episode to reinforce some country work they were doing. He is very knowledgeable about Poland now!
I expect most of teachers now will easily access TV shows on their white board that are relevant to topic and a good way of broadening the work the kids are doing. If it's a known kids TV show from cbeebies then the teacher knows it will be content appropriate as well.

The only time it makes me sad is at the end of the day when a lot of classes watch a 10 min programme before being picked up. I think a story is so much nicer. Wet play is fine, occasional treat fine, to support learning fine.

Im a teacher and we occasionally put Cbeebies or similar on the whiteboard. This is usually at times when we are understaffed and have to hear readers or something and need to get stuff done.

Unfortunately, for lots of reasons, staffing and appropriate cover is becoming more and more of an issue, so maybe kids being babysat by Cbeebies at school will become more and more common?

My DS and the rest of his class came out of school absolutely incensed one day towards the end of year 3 because a supply teacher had made them watch CBeebies

I don't remember them ever watching it in class time in Infants though. If it's to supplement learning on a particular topic, then fair enough, but I wouldn't be impressed otherwise unless it was wet play.

I have seen CBeebies in school occasionally:

• it is sometimes watched during wet play breaks. *Shows like 'Bing' or 'number jacks' might sometimes be put on in the last 5/10 minutes of school as children are going to get their home things and settling down ready for home time. *Shows like 'our little planet' are used to educate about children around the world.

I doubt CBeebies will be on instead of usual lessons - more likely as a short filler.

It depends on what they are watching. DDs school gave us a link to watch something on BBC iplayer recently because they said it would be useful in relation to what they were teaching in class, they couldn't show it at school because they don't have a TV licence. However, I know they stick on Disney DVDs quite frequently and this sometimes grates me. I think some teachers think our children don't come home and tell us! My other child who attends a different school watches Newsround a lot at school and he gets annoyed because he has usually already seen it! I don't mind this because I know his teacher is talking them through it and it is for educational purposes.

My eldest daughter's school seemed to watch a lot of tv in reception and year 1. Fast forward to the year 2 SATS and it's been a huge shock to her having to actually do work!

Not CBeebies but my 11 year old is in P7 (Scotland) and they watch TV three or four times a week. Nothing educational, just half an hour or so of rubbish. My complaints fell on deaf ears. Can't wait til he leaves

I haven't seen a CBeebies programme that wasn't educational in some way - it isn't like Spongebob, is it?

My ds taught himself to read with Alphablocks (and probably picked up numbers with Numberjacks) so I'm slightly biased in favour. And as PPs have said, their programmes really are very short. Whatever the reason for its being on, I'm sure it's reinforcing some learning rather than pure entertainment...

Octonauts and Gojetters are both very educational. I have learnt so much about marine biology from the former. (My geography was quite good so I haven't learnt as much from Gojetters but DC have).

And Disney films on last day of term when you're not allowed to take the kids out of school. Humph.

I remember watching TV at school, back in the 80s.

That feeling when the teacher wheeled the big TV trolley through the door... there's never been anything to top it. Anything.

Thanks for all your replies.
As it doesn't seem that uncommon and it is for very short bursts of time, I think I'm going to leave it. My child is very happy and progressing well and I assume the teacher must have good reasons behind what she's doing.
I was just surprised by it and didn't know if it was common/uncommon for this age group.
Thanks again

It rained for a solid 7 days here recently. I know they had wee play every day and watched something, usually a film, can't say I'd be too bothered about it.

Dixie I used to love come outside! So did both DCs, and, ahem, their Dad!!

But yes if it was repeats of those smug twats for topsy and time parents then YNBU

I'd be pretty horrified if they were watching TV regularly. At my daughter's old school it would only go on for golden time if it was raining...So 20 minutes bombs Friday. And even that was a rarity.

I'm a reception teacher. While I don't put it on during class time, we put films on during wet play and during storytime (after I've read the story, and there's some time to pass) I sometimes put on Come Outside (Auntie Mabel and Pippin) nothing wrong with this though as it is really educational. In general my kids are exposed to a lot of screen time as we play educational games together, watch YouTube videos etc etc. Teachers are under an expectation to be with the times these days too. But wouldn't put it on during actual class time.