| The BBC Bitesize service is an online support service | | | | Mathematics and Science are still looked at in great |
| for children in Great Britain. It was built to aid school | | | | detail and are linked to other learning help. |
| children with their education and to help them pass | | | | The second section of the BBC Bitesize site (The |
| exams. The site was started in 1998 with the tagline | | | | Scottish Section) is split into two parts; Standard |
| "Making revision easier to digest". | | | | Grades and Highers. The subjects covered are |
| At first BBC Bitesize only looked in to the core UK | | | | English, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Physics, |
| subjects of Mathematics, Science and English. They | | | | History, Geography, French, Religious Studies, Modern |
| were chosen from the KS One, KS Two and KS | | | | Studies, Computing Studies and Sport. |
| Three curriculum, and also the GCSE curriculum. Later, | | | | The Highers part of the site looks at the same |
| a Scottish curriculum was added to the program and, | | | | subjects, but in much more detail. There is also |
| in recent years, the Welsh curriculum. | | | | revision materials on the subject of Scottish Gaelic, |
| The site utilizes revision guides, course notes, flash | | | | which is only available to study in Scottland. There is |
| games, quizzes and actors who preform for the | | | | also a section called Gaidhlig, that Gaelic students can |
| children. The course notes available on the site go in | | | | study with. Not every subject on the curriculum is |
| to the key facts that are needed to learn and are | | | | included, for example Business Management or |
| helped by pictures and diagrams. In addition to this | | | | Economics. |
| the BBC also sells a series of books and has a TV | | | | The thirs section of the BBC Bitesize site (The Welsh |
| service, through the BBCi Red Button feature. | | | | Section) looks at four subjects. These are Biology, |
| The first section of the BBC Bitesize site (The English | | | | Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Welsh. There is |
| Section) is divided into four sections; KS One, KS | | | | also an extra resource that is available to allow a |
| Two, KS Three and the GCSE part. The KS One site | | | | non-Welsh student to learn Welsh as another |
| looks at literacy and numeracy. The KS Two site | | | | language. It should benoted that the Welsh section is |
| looks at Mathematics, English and Science. The KS | | | | the newest part of the site and is therefore still in |
| Three site looks at the same subjects as KS Two | | | | the development stages. |
| just with further detail. This includes work on | | | | There has been much criticism of the BBC Bitesize |
| Shakespeare, Quadratic Equations and human biology. | | | | site in spite of it being a very simple system. For |
| The GCSE part of the site is more complicated than | | | | example, rhe Computer Studies system, has been |
| the other three. Its covers even more subjects, | | | | said to be out of date by many experts. There is |
| which includes Art and Design, Design and | | | | also a lot of criticism from Wales and Scotland that |
| Technology, Business Studies, German, French, | | | | their curriculums are not looked at enough. Another |
| Spanish, History, Geography, Music, Religious Studies | | | | complaint is that the use of cartoons and gaudy |
| and Sport. The compulsory subjects of English, | | | | imagery is patronizing to young people. |