With parents facing the prospect of more at-home education, the
BBC and a plethora of
YouTube creators have stepped up to help. Here are some of their best offerings
If you’re a parent of a school-age child, there is a good possibility that you have already experienced a few days of the endless waking hell that is home schooling. All of it is horrible. Sacrificing your own working day. Navigating the impossible labyrinth of devices and apps and log-ins. Watching your children take the mickey much more than they would with their teacher, because they understand that they’re more than just a professional commitment to you. All of it is the absolute worst.
Still, things are about to get infinitesimally easier. From Monday, the BBC gets to burnish its public service broadcasting credentials by handing over great chunks of its schedules to educational programming. What’s more, there’s a wealth of content online that could help to liven up the dismal fug of the next three months. Here’s the pick of the bunch.