Why not put school lessons on television?

[spottedelk]

In Brazil, where a lot of families don't have wifi or don't have computers, at least one of the regional governments has set up a new TV channel and is using it to broadcast school lessons. The children have 2 opportunities a day to watch the lessons for their age group. Almost every family has a television set, even in a country which has very high levels of inequality.
I understand that different schools teach differently, that they don't do work in the same order, etc, but for the new school year surely this would solve a lot of problems? They just need to put together a small team of excellent teachers, with some technical support, and they can go a long way to solving the problems that so many of our children are having. My child will be in an exam year next year and will only get 2 days of school a week. So far, she's had no live or videoed teaching, just written homework. This would help her and others in her position so much.

Most people in the UK has a TV license. Of the few that do not, nearly all of them have internet and computers in any case. Very very few people will have neither a TV or the internet. Those who do, are likely to be people with rather "alternative" lifestyle choices who may be homeschoolers anyway, or even if they are not, will probably choose to do their own thing while school is canceled rather than follow the school's directions, so there is little point in trying to base our decisions on what these people will do.

Here in Japan, the BBC equivalent (NHK) has been doing this. I think it's a good idea. The video contents on here give you an idea of what is available. www.nhk.or.jp/school/ You can watch them online or on TV. The schools state which TV programs you should watch.

It's a great idea. It's what they would have done in the 80s Remember all those OU programmes?
Having lessons on proper telly is totally different to having to go into a website, click on links etc.
A lot of families only have internet via a phone as well.
I didn't have aTV licence for years. I'm not alternative I was just poor!
I think, though, that when the I player asks if you have a licence and you check "yes" you don't have to prove it? Still, though, telly programme lessons would be fab.

Bitsize is brilliant for 20mins of tv a day with associated online learning linked.

Oak academy is really good for proper structured lessons. 3 -5hours of online content for each age group but you can pick the lessons you want to follow.

I honestly think the availability of free, coordinated provsion is really impressive.

I think not having acces to to license or internet is a separate issue.

There really is good educational tv and internet provision.

Each separate government can use its own teachers to produce lessons. And put them on a regional TV channel.

Each separate government can use its own teachers to produce lessons

Which teachers? In England, teachers are employed by schools or academy trusts directly, they don't work for the government. I don't know what happens in Wales, NI, Scotland I'm afraid.

As teachers haven't stopped work at any point since schools "closed" how would they have time to go off to a television studio, learn a lesson someone else had written, out of context from their school's scheme of work, then deliver it?

And yes to PP who mentioned it- the OU was utterly brilliant, but it was aimed at those doing self-directed learning, it wasn't teaching it was lecturing, and nowadays one year of OU fees are over £6000. They're not going to give that away for free, are they?

Unfortunately there are some companies trying to stop the BBC doing the additional BBC Bitesize now as it is considered to be against competition rules. If there was a proper National Curriculum it would be much easier for all providers to offer content relevant to all children.

Use the summer holidays to get the lessons put on television. Pay some teachers to do the work. If Brazil and Ireland can do it, why is it impossible for the UK?

The uk has several months on tv already?

If you watch tv, then you need a tv licence. Unless you only use the internet.
Otherwise, you are breaking the law (in the UK).

My 4 year old is in love with Cliona, the teacher on the RTE Home School Hub. He’ll happily sit through a Maths lesson for older kids just to bask in her beauty 😂

I'm obviously missing something here .. I thought the bbc bitesize lessons could only by watched on a computer .. how do you watch them on tv? When? What channel? This would be really useful. Thanks

www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zfwrcqt

BBC "red button"? not sure how it works, but I think tune to BBC1 (around 9am) and press a red button on your remote?

brilliant idea op.

We tuned into the bbc bitesize on day one, and it was utter shite.

DD said, please don't make me watch that again.

Actual proper lessons would be brilliant though.

My 4 year old is in love with Cliona, the teacher on the RTE Home School Hub. He’ll happily sit through a Maths lesson for older kids just to bask in her beauty

Find a few episodes of Aifric (the old TG4 show) - see if he recognises her 😂

Brilliant idea. X

They're not going to give that away for free, are they?

Actually the OU has opened up some of its content to children who are 13 plus here there are a variety of free short courses on a number of different topics.

There is also the wider open learn site and Future learn which draws together details on lots of short courses, many of which are free.

Clearly not suitable for young children but might add some variety for a child with some specific interests.

RTE school hub is surprising good, the muinteoirs are young and coolish. Mine watched it the first week but with the good weather they have watched it recently

" In England, teachers are employed by schools or academy trusts directly, they don't work for the government. I don't know what happens in Wales, NI, Scotland I'm afraid."

In Wales, teachers are employed by the Local Authority.

Gluteus - actual proper lessons are on oak academy. You can pick subjects and year group so my yr 6 did some yr 7 topics.

Also khan academy is free and good for somepeople.

Thank you @lastminutetutor very useful!

@Sallybikes it's on every day, it's called BBC Bitesize Daily, on my TV it says BBC RB 1 as the channel. There's a section for primary and one for secondary. Each lesson is a mixture of a few topics, which I've found pretty interesting.
I have only used the primary one mind.

...you need to go online to see what's in each session

@lorisparkle

Unfortunately there are some companies trying to stop the BBC doing the additional BBC Bitesize now as it is considered to be against competition rules. If there was a proper National Curriculum it would be much easier for all providers to offer content relevant to all children.

Do you have a link?