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Designing bikes, learning Mandarin and the British space race

Welcome to the fourth episode of the Bitesize Secondary Planner, a daily ten-minute guide to a selection of the best new content from Âé¶¹Éç Bitesize and beyond. Jonathan Over-end (Âé¶¹Éç 5Live sport) and former assistant head-teacher Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) guide you through the summer term, with links and highlights to support your learning. From how geometry helps with bike design to the basics of Mandarin, there’s something for every secondary age group to make keeping on top of work more fun.
Below are links to all the great content, in order of appearance:

Age 11-12

English: Writing with Educating Yorkshire’s Mr Burton, Âé¶¹Éç iPlayer
/iplayer/episode/p089rfhv/bitesize-1112-year-olds-week-1-1-maths-english-and-history

Maths: Angles and hairdressing, Âé¶¹Éç Teach
/teach/class-clips-video/maths-ks3-angles/zbxxpg8

Age 12-13

Maths: Ratios, Âé¶¹Éç Bitesize Daily Lessons
/bitesize/tags/zvdbbdm/year-8-lessons/1

Languages: An introduction to Mandarin, Âé¶¹Éç Bitesize
/bitesize/clips/z8rpyrd

Age 13-14

Design and Technology: Geometry and Bike Design, Âé¶¹Éç Bitesize
/bitesize/clips/zf8fb9q

GCSE

History: British Space Race, Âé¶¹Éç Four
/programmes/b0074qt0

Geography: Race Across The World, Âé¶¹Éç iPlayer
/iplayer/episode/m000g6nt/race-across-the-world-series-2-episode-1

You can find daily lessons for every school age group on bbc.co.uk/bitesize or search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer
Credits

Presenters: Jonathon Overend and Deborah James
Producers: Lucy Hancock

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10 minutes

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