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BBC News By Jane Wakefield image copyrightskynesher image captionEven if families have equipment, they may not have broadband or enough mobile data to have multiple devices online Vodafone will not offer data-free access to BBC Bitesize during lockdowns in the UK, saying it is not technically possible to ring-fence it from other BBC content. Mobile companies have been asked to find ways to make home-schooling easier for families without fixed broadband. Most, including Vodafone, have announced education resource Oak National Academy will be free. But only BT, EE and Plusnet have said the sam...

(Philip Toscano/PA) Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Programmes aimed at children were viewed a record-breaking number of times last week on iPlayer, according to the BBC. The shows were streamed a total of 40.8 million times between January 11 and 17. With schools closed due to coronavirus, the BBC pledged earlier this month to deliver the “biggest education offer in its history” for pupils. (Ian West/PA) CBeebies programmes were streamed a total of 32.3 million times last week. The Bitesize Daily ...

Telecoms giant announces that data charges for government-backed academy will be removed.

| 13 January 2021 The BBC’s Lockdown Learning – which the broadcaster says is the biggest educational service in its history – has seen a sharp increase in viewers across all its slots. With the UK in a third national Covid-19 lockdown, schools and educational establishments are closed for the foreseeable future. Lockdown Learning brings together BBC Two, CBBC, BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer and online to deliver a new education offer to children, teachers and parents. On TV, Lockdown Learning on CBBC saw the slot average (9am-noon) increase by 436% (age 4+) while BBC Two saw ...

Appeal will help schools buy laptops for disadvantaged children