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Motion · S6M-12008 · 29 Jan 2024

BBC School Broadcasting Celebrates Centenary

Lodged by Tess White Standard Motion 32 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament celebrates 100 years of BBC school broadcasting and recognises that the BBC’s original purpose to inform, educate and entertain continues to be central to the BBC’s mission; understands that the first custom-built schools broadcast by the BBC was in Scotland on 26 February 1924 with a violin recital, a talk on the ballad, a lesson in music and a short reading in French, and was broadcast in Garnetbank School in Glasgow; recognises the development of learning and education services over the century with formal and informal content, including Bitesize, the educational resource for children and young people, teachers, parents and carers, which contains content bespoke to Scotland’s curriculum in English and Gaelic, as well as stories and content in English and Scots, The LAB (Learn at BBC Scotland) outreach project, which delivers free creative workshops to young people across Scotland, and Authors Live, in partnership with the Scottish Book Trust, which delivers what it sees as world-class author events streamed directly into classrooms; believes that the services provided by BBC learning and education with Bitesize content, online lessons and dedicated TV education programmes during the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were invaluable, and wishes the BBC a successful future educating, entertaining and informing the nation.

Supporters (32)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.