The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has increased its support for students learning from home with an expansion of its free education content.
The ABC said it had increased the education content on the ABC ME TV station to 5.5 hours each weekday, helping students and teachers in remote learning from 9.30am to 3pm each school day.
It said additional educational programming from 9.30am to 10am would support children in their first years of school, with programs such as Numberblocks, Wallykazam!, Learn A Word, Art With Mati and Dada and I’m A Creepy Crawly.
“From 10am to midday, ABC ME will feature curriculum-aligned educational programs for primary and secondary students, including BTN, ScienceXplosion, Ecomaths, This Place, Citizen Code, Back In Time For Dinner: Education Shorts and the upcoming new series of Teenage Boss with maths teacher, Eddie Woo from 31 August” it said.
“From midday to 3pm, ABC ME will present programs with ties to maths, science, history and health and personal development, such asAre you Tougher than Your Ancestors, Science Max, Barney’s Barrier Reef, Odd Squad and Horrible Histories.”
The ABC said its expanded education schedule also featured mini lessons presented by Australian schoolteachers on specific learning areas from the English, maths and science curriculum.
“The 10-minute lessons are co-designed with teachers and produced with the support of Australian schools, Victoria’s Department of Education and Training and the NSW Department of Education,” it said.
It said upcoming ABC Education programming would also feature the new ocean education and marine life series Deep Dive Into Australia’s Ocean Odyssey, to be broadcast during National Science Week from 15 to 23 August.
The ABC said it would offer additional online support to students, teachers and parents through its portal, ABC Education, which features more than 4,000 free videos, interactive resources and games mapped to the Australian curriculum.
