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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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Bitesize and beyond. Jonathan Over-end (ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ iPlayer
/iplayer/episode/p089rfhv/bitesize-1112-year-olds-week-1-1-maths-english-and-history

Maths: Angles and hairdressing, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Teach
/teach/class-clips-video/maths-ks3-angles/zbxxpg8

Age 12-13

Maths: Ratios, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Bitesize Daily Lessons
/bitesize/tags/zvdbbdm/year-8-lessons/1

Languages: An introduction to Mandarin, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Bitesize
/bitesize/clips/z8rpyrd

Age 13-14

Design and Technology: Geometry and Bike Design, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Bitesize
/bitesize/clips/zf8fb9q

GCSE

History: British Space Race, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
/programmes/b0074qt0

Geography: Race Across The World, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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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