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BBC Education Content Brief
Maths for 7-11-year-olds
August 2020
BBC Education Content Brief
Maths for 7-11-year-olds
1BBC Education Content Brief
Maths for 7-11-year-olds
August 2020
Introduction to BBC Education
Thank for your interest in this commissioning brief. This commissioning round is being run and
managed by BBC Education. The department is responsible for delivering the BBC’s Royal Charter
commitments to commission and produce educational and learning content, to help with both
informal and formal learning outcomes, for use throughout the United Kingdom.
One of our aims is to promote and support formal educational goals for children and teenagers
(meeting the requirements of the different national curricula in the UK), by producing engaging
learning content for use in the classroom. Some of our current brands that support formal learning
in UK classrooms are:
BBC Teach: Supporting schools and teachers by reinventing schools TV for the digital age through
engaging video content.
BBC Bitesize: Providing children, young people and adults across the UK with personalised,
curriculum-linked resources to support their education and offer support for a range of topics, from
careers and work experience to healthy relationships and mental wellbeing.
BBC Education campaigns: Large scale, impactful initiatives that aim to tackle a societal or cultural
deficit – often in partnership with others (for example, Bring the Noise and Tiny Happy People).
Media use in the classroom and the provision of video in schools is a fast changing environment. The
days of scheduled schools content and teachers having to set VCRs in the middle of the night to
record programmes are long gone. With the increased use of the internet in classrooms, teachers
now have unprecedented access to a whole range of resources to help with delivering the
curriculum.
While there is plenty of content available online, teachers come to the BBC because it is a trusted
brand and recognised provider of quality teaching resources. The content we are seeking to
commission will be available to teachers through our BBC Teach brand; a dedicated teaching
resource site at www.bbc.co.uk/teach
We are commissioning up to twelve new films to support the teaching of maths in primary schools,
and one short film to support teachers in their use of the classroom films.
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BBC Teach
BBC Teach (www.bbc.co.uk/teach) is home to all of the BBC’s teacher-facing content: Class Clips,
School Radio and year-round school projects like Super Movers and Bring the Noise.
As part of the new of BBC Teach, we’re bringing together thousands of educational short films on
one site. BBC Teach is working closely with teacher groups to identify gaps in our short-form
provision and to commission the right content to fill them.
Examples of existing BBC Teach content for primary schools include:
Super Movers KS2 Maths
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-maths-collection/z7frpg8 - Part of BBC Education’s
acting learning campaign, in partnership with the Premier League, this collection of maths videos
aims to get whole classrooms moving while they learn and features familiar faces such as Max and
Harvey, Karim Zeroual and Manchester United’s Fred the Red.
A World without Maths
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/maths-ks1-ks2-a-world-without-maths/zmbjf4j - This
animated series for primary schools is set in a land where people have forgotten how to do maths.
Superheroes Multiplication Boy and Division Girl are called upon to save confused citizens from their
maths-based predicaments.
World War Two
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks2-world-war-two/zjnyscw - Using archive
video and images from the Imperial War Museum, as well as first-person testimony from veterans
and eye-witnesses, this series of short films offers a comprehensive overview of World War Two for
primary schools.
Get Creative
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/art-and-design--english-ks2-get-creative/zmkrf4j - A
series of short films designed to inspire creativity in the classroom. This series includes four short
films for art and design classes and four short films for use during creative writing classes, exploring
creativity in real world situations to emphasize the importance of creativity to pupils aged 7-11.
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Maths for 7-11-year-olds
August 2020
Content Brief
The National Curriculum for KS2 maths in England has, since 2012, been split into four key areas of
study – Number, Measurement, Geometry and Statistics. The main focus of this commission will be
the statutory requirements around Number, specifically focusing on addition and subtraction,
multiplication and division and fractions. Your proposal should cover both lower and upper KS2
maths requirements for these topics.
The National Curriculum requires pupils should be taught:
Number: Addition and Subtraction
add and subtract numbers mentally, including:
o a three-digit number and ones
o a three-digit number and tens
o a three-digit number and hundreds
add and subtract whole numbers from 3 digits to numbers with more than 4 digits, including
using formal written methods (columnar addition and subtraction)
add and subtract numbers mentally with increasingly large numbers
use rounding to check answers to calculations and determine, in the context of a
problem, levels of accuracy
solve addition and subtraction multi-step problems in contexts, deciding which
operations and methods to use and why
Number: Multiplication and Division
place value - explore value of digits, 100 is 10 times bigger and why, potential to go into
decimals. Multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1000
multiply multi-digit numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit whole number using the
formal written method of long multiplication
divide numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit whole number using the formal written
method of long division, and interpret remainders as whole number remainders,
fractions, or by rounding, as appropriate for the context
perform mental calculations, including with mixed operations and large numbers
identify common factors, common multiples and prime numbers
use their knowledge of the order of operations to carry out calculations involving the
four operations
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August 2020
Number: Fractions
recognise and use fractions as numbers: unit fractions and non-unit fractions with small
denominators
recognise and show, using diagrams, equivalent fractions with small denominators
add and subtract fractions with the same denominator within one whole
[for example, ⁵⁄₇ + ¹⁄₇ = ⁶⁄₇ ]
compare and order unit fractions, and fractions with the same denominators
add and subtract fractions with the same denominator
recognise and write decimal equivalents of any number of tenths or hundredths
recognise and write decimal equivalents to ¹⁄₄ , ¹⁄₂ , ³⁄₄
compare and order fractions whose denominators are all multiples of the same number
identify, name and write equivalent fractions of a given fraction, represented visually,
including tenths and hundredths
recognise mixed numbers and improper fractions and convert from one form to the other
and write mathematical statements > 1 as a mixed number [for example, ²⁄₅ + ⁴⁄₅ = ⁶⁄₅ = 1¹⁄₅ ]
add and subtract fractions with the same denominator and denominators that are multiples
of the same number
multiply proper fractions and mixed numbers by whole numbers, supported by materials and
diagrams
use common factors to simplify fractions; use common multiples to express fractions in the
same denomination
compare and order fractions, including fractions > 1
add and subtract fractions with different denominators and mixed numbers, using the
concept of equivalent fractions
multiply simple pairs of proper fractions, writing the answer in its simplest form [for
example, ¹⁄₄ × ¹⁄₂ = ¹⁄₈ ]
divide proper fractions by whole numbers [for example, ¹⁄₃ ÷ 2 = ¹⁄₆ ]
There are similar requirements in Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence within Number and Number
Processes and within Fractions, Decimal Fractions and Percentages:
https://education.gov.scot/Documents/numeracy-maths-eo.pdf
Also within the new Curriculum for Wales: https://hwb.gov.wales/curriculum-for-
wales/mathematics-and-numeracy/
And in Northern Ireland: https://ccea.org.uk/downloads/docs/ccea-
asset/Resource/Key%20Stage%202%20Statutory%20Requirements%20for%20Mathematics%20and
%20Numeracy.pdf
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Maths for 7-11-year-olds
August 2020
Teachers need as much assistance as possible teaching the vast amount of skills needed within the
maths curriculum, as this article from last year highlights, the sheer volume of content to be taught
at every level puts teachers under huge amounts of strain, especially at primary level:
https://www.tes.com/news/5-problems-add-trouble-maths-teachers
In one passage teachers were asked ‘what could reasonably be removed from KS1 and KS2, teachers
mentioned some elements such as fractions, long division’ highlighting how important it is to offer
support in the classroom for teaching in these particular areas.
What we want:
• Up to 12 films to support the teaching of maths in primary schools.
• 1 x 4 minute teacher support film to support teachers in their use of the classroom films.
Each film to be accompanied by detailed teacher notes that should reflect any different use
cases across the different UK curricula. These will be published on the BBC Teach website
alongside the films.
2 short clips for use on social media to showcase the content to teachers. A length of 30
seconds each is required as an average but we are happy to take suggestions for how this
total of one minute of video could be broken up. Social content should draw on but not be
directly lifted for the main films. Presentation should include eye-catching text/graphics and
subtitles.
The content of the films must be educationally robust, with all resources devised and delivered in
consultation with an educational consultant.
An inclusive approach is vital to audience engagement. All films should be engaging and accessible to
the entire audience regardless of sexuality, ethnicity, culture, ability or gender identification. Films
should be sensitive to a diverse audience and in a style appropriate to the content, complement
existing BBC Teach film resources, presented and voiced by a presenter who engages the target
audience.
Teachers tell us that they find content presented by practising teachers and/or professionals
particularly credible, but that the presenter needs to be relevant and respected by both the teacher
and pupil audience.
Teachers will use this content either as a whole or in parts to deliver their lessons to their pupils.
However, we know that some pupils will view this content themselves as a resource for homework
and/or to improve their understanding of the subject matter.
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August 2020
Differing National Curricula
Throughout the UK the national curricula and guidance differ significantly in content and
requirements across the four nations.
Production companies bidding for this work should familiarise themselves with the policy and
curriculum requirements relating to England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to ensure their
pitch will provide content that is suitable for use across the UK.
Education Consultant
You will need to work with and contract an educational specialist/consultant who will be involved
throughout the process to ensure all learning objectives are covered and content is accurate and
relevant. Your consultant should provide advice on which content is the most useful for the audience,
as well as reflecting the requirements of the national curricula and guidance for schools.
All content (i.e. video concepts, initial scripts, final scripts, supporting material, rough cuts, fine cuts,
etc.) will need to be reviewed by the consultant before they are sent to us.
Scripts
BBC Education requires full consultation during the scripting process, including the viewing of drafts
to ensure scripts hit the learning points, and full sign-off on completed scripts. Please allow time in
your schedule for BBC reviews.
Budget
Please provide a budget summary, more details may be requested at a later date.
The finer details of the payment schedule will be agreed with the BBC Production Manager on
commission.
The BBC Education tariff ranges from £500 to £2000 per minute. Budget is dependent on the idea
and editorial ambition.
Your budgeting should not assume that the BBC will deliver archive at no cost. Independent
producers have access to the BBC archives subject to the usual copyright restrictions of reuse, etc.
Please refer to the Independent Production User Guide and the FAQ for independent companies
more information: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/informationandarchives/PACT_june_2016.pdf
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Documentation
The following post production documentation must be completed upon final delivery:
Post production paperwork must be completed on Silvermouse. Details will be outlined in
the contract to the awarded commission
Post production transcript – timecoded; and
Online compliance form.
Deliverables
HD video delivered in H264 MP4 format with separate audio tracks; subtitle files (XML), .mov and
subtitled video (1:1 as well as 16:9 aspect ratio versions) for social media films, metadata; post-
production paperwork, accompanying teacher guide in Word.doc format.
Commissioning Schedule
4 August 2020: Brief live
6 September 2020: Deadline for proposals
7 – 11 September 2020: BBC review proposals
14 – 18 September 2020: Video pitches
W/C 21 September 2020: Decision and award work
1 February 2021: Project delivery
Please note that this document is for information purposes only and does not form part of a
contractual agreement with the BBC. Given the current situation, we understand the need to be
flexible in relation to project schedules.
Contracting
This is a stand-alone new media commission and the BBC will require all rights in the content,
worldwide and on all platforms. The commission will be contracted using the BBC’s New Media
Rights Framework 2 agreement. Further information on the BBC New Media Frameworks can be
found here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/online/articles/how-we-work#framework
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August 2020
BBC Policies and Guidelines
For information on these please follow this link;
https://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/tv/production
BBC Health & Safety
The BBC needs to ensure that any Independent Production Company it commissions is able and
competent to make the programme with due consideration for health and safety. The following link
will take you to a guide which outlines the BBC's health and safety vetting procedure and
requirements: https://www.bbc.co.uk/safety/generalsafety/thirdparties/working-with-indies.html
If the content being commissioned involves working with children, then ensure that you are familiar
with the BBC’s Child Protection Policy and the Child Protection Safe Guarding Framework, which
provides a guide to the minimum levels of safeguarding on any productions. Information on this can
be found here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/tv/production/articles/working-with-children
If you have any queries or concerns about any of the guidelines or polices then please contact the
BBC Teach production manager: Laura Perrins Laura.Perrins@bbc.co.uk
Proposals
Proposals should be provided as either MS Word documents or PDFs. They should be a maximum of
15 pages long. Any large files (over 5mb) should be delivered separately from the proposal itself (via
a password-protected video site or secure file transfer).
Proposals should include:
Clear editorial vision: an overall vision for the look and feel of the films
Clear explanation for how your editorial vision addresses and delivers the learning objectives
for the target audience
Schedule and budget breakdown
Evidence of your capacity to deliver the suite of films
Next steps
All proposals should be submitted via email to rebekka.campbell@bbc.co.uk and
alex.harris@bbc.co.uk by midnight on Sunday 6 September 2020.
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