Leaton Gray, SH; Scott, D; (2016) Evaluation of the BBC's Bitesize Programme with special reference to the different educational frameworks of the UK’s component nations. UCL: London, UK.

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In this report we give a detailed account of the educational systems of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, in particular identifying similarities and differences in terms of: • organisation and class sizes, • overarching curriculum trends (but not specific subject content), • assessment trends, • post-16 education patterns, • general teaching and learning trends, • homework trends, • the application of different teaching materials and techniques, for example, online learning, • the application of different pedagogies, • the role of pupil confidence in determining and defining success, • the balance between teacher instruction and learner autonomy, and • how far extra material would be needed and welcomed by particular types of learners in each nation and across the United Kingdom. Although the four countries have a broadly similar structure, there are significant variations between the school systems, ranging from the age that children start school to the type of tests they take. We consider how this might influence revisions to the BBC Bitesize website.

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