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Bitesize Primary Parents' Survival Guide

Answering your biggest questions about schooling at home.

Sounds,25 episodes

Episodes

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Looking back on lockdown with Tony Law, Sindy and Vanel
Eli and Debs hear what parents have learned during this period
12 Jul 2020,27 mins
How to adapt to big life changes with Candice Brathwaite and Tania Edwards
Eli and Debs hear from parents whose lives have suddenly changed
05 Jul 2020,29 mins
How to keep your cool with Esther Manito and Arantxa De Dios
Eli and Debs hear from parents who have lost their patience
28 Jun 2020,21 mins
How to stop competitive parenting with Jessica Fostekew and Katherine Ormerod
Eli and Debs hear from parents who are feeling bad about themselves
21 Jun 2020,24 mins
How to talk to your children about Black Lives Matter
Eli and Debs hear advice for tackling racism
14 Jun 2020,26 mins
How teachers are handling the return to school
Eli and Debs hear advice from teachers on the front line
07 Jun 2020,24 mins
How to tackle the back to school debate with Penny Tassoni
Eli and Debs help parents manage back to school anxiety
31 May 2020,23 mins
How to manage lockdown emotions with Hannah Abrahams
Eli and Debs hear tips for helping children express their feelings about lockdown
24 May 2020,24 mins
How to deal with puzzling child behaviour with Paul Howard-Jones
Eli and Debs help dads Tom and Sam make sense of some odd behaviour
17 May 2020,23 mins
How to teach ‘hard’ subjects with Bobby Seagull
Eli and Debs help mum Adaeze confront her fear of maths with advice from Bobby Seagull.
10 May 2020,21 mins
Episode 14
A reflection and a change
07 May 2020,6 mins
Episode 13
Frogs, toads and elephant raps
06 May 2020,9 mins
Episode 12
Deadly animals, adventures and weather
05 May 2020,10 mins
Episode 11
Gandhi, times tables and what poo can teach us
04 May 2020,10 mins
Episode 10
Joe Wicks, African drumming and commas
01 May 2020,10 mins
Episode 9
Celebrating Holi, Passover and fractions
30 Apr 2020,9 mins
Episode 8
Potato printing, pregnant seahorses and Van Gogh
29 Apr 2020,10 mins
Episode 7
Fairies, full stops and empathy glasses
28 Apr 2020,10 mins
Episode 6
Numbers, Kings and Queens
27 Apr 2020,10 mins
Episode 5
The Alphabet, Oxygen and Matt Haig
24 Apr 2020,11 mins
Episode 4
Counting, dancing and Gareth Malone
23 Apr 2020,11 mins
Episode 3
Fractions, computers and Gershwin
22 Apr 2020,10 mins
Episode 2
Featuring dissolving, William Whiskerson, and making a feelings tree
21 Apr 2020,12 mins
Episode 1
Featuring the Super Movers grammar song, negative numbers, and what is a ‘growth mindset’
20 Apr 2020,11 mins
Welcome to the Bitesize Primary Planner
Bringing you the best content from Bitesize to help plan your day.
15 Apr 2020,1 min