The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has teamed up with the NSW Government to expand television education to help children learning at home during the COVID-19 pandemic,
Managing Director of the ABC, David Anderson said the educational programs would run from 10am to 3pm on ABC ME from April 14, to align with the start of Term 2 and would include shows such as Ecomaths, ScienceXplosion, Numberblocks and English on the Go.
“Teacher-led sessions will be developed with the assistance of Education Departments, complementing 4,000 free videos and interactive resources,” Mr Anderson said.
“With so many Australian children now studying at home or preparing to do so, the ABC is boosting its support for students, teachers and parents to help young Australians receive the education they need,” he said.
Mr Anderson said the ABC was ready to launch the extra resources, in line with its charter requirement to broadcast programs of an educational nature.
He said the expanded schedule moved from blocks of primary school content in the mornings through to secondary school content in the afternoons
“The ABC will offer additional online support through its portal ABC Education, with access to more than 4,000 free videos, interactive resources and games mapped to the Australian curriculum,” he said.
Minister for Education and Early Learning, Sarah Mitchell said the TV education offerings would provide more options for parents trying to juggle working from home and supervising their child’s learning.
Further information is available on the ABC’s website at this PS News link.
