BBC Live Lessons

Live from the Story Museum in Oxford, Mwaksy Mudenda and Joe Tasker celebrate 500 Words, the UK’s most successful short story writing competition for children aged 5 to 11. Throughout this live programme, Mwaksy, Joe and a team of young helpers are tasked with creating a fun and original story idea that we would all love to read. They are joined by 500 Words judges Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Charlie Higson and Francesca Simon, who provide our budding writers with top tips and advice on how to start their own 500 Words stories, concentrating on characters, plot and endings. We also hear from 500 Words judge Malorie Blackman and rapper MC Grammar as they head out and about to inspire creative stories we can all enjoy. Inspired by this Live Lesson, children are encouraged to write their own 500 Words story to enter in the competition, which opens on Tuesday 26 September and will run until Friday 10 November.

Newsround’s Shanequa Paris and poet Tomfoolery take over Imperial War Museum North in Manchester for a special literacy Live Lesson to mark Remembrance Day. Special guest and Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho will be challenging the presenters and viewers to write an original poem exploring why we still remember. Shanequa, Tom and a team of young poets learn about the history of Remembrance Day and are tasked to find inspiration for their poem. They explore artefacts in the museum and hear from former Royal Marine Commando and presenter JJ Chalmers, who will share his own experiences and explain what Remembrance Day means to him. Throughout the programme, Joseph also explores remembrance memorials and poetry in his home town of Folkestone, culminating in a reading of his original poem. Inspired by this Live Lesson, children aged 7-11 are encouraged to write their own original poems for Remembrance Day using the prompts and templates provided in the episode.

Katie Thistleton and Talisha ‘Tee Cee’ Johnson present a special Anti-Bullying Week Live Lesson, from Albert Hall in Manchester. With help from some budding young actors and Dr Ronx from Operation Ouch!, Katie and Tee Cee show how to ‘make a noise’ when faced with bullying behaviour.

From Vindolanda in Northumberland, Ben Shires and Raksha Dave find out about the unexpected people who lived at this Roman fort along Hadrian’s Wall.

Presenters Steve Backshall and Naomi Wilkinson head to the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth for a very special science lesson inspired by CBBC’s Deadly Mission Shark. In this exciting Live Lesson for 7-11 year-olds we follow in the footsteps of the Deadly Mission Shark Saviours, learning all about sharks, their adaptations and the threats to their survival, before learning how to become animal conservationists. Along the way, we’ll hear from primary schools across the UK as Steve answers their burning questions about sharks. This live programme for primary schools is designed as a follow up to the 10-part Deadly Mission Shark Series on CBBC. It aims to inspire pupils to learn about our natural world and to become conservationists in their own way, by championing the animals they care about.

From our high-tech computer lab, Georgie Barrat and Rhys Stephenson present a special Safer Internet Day Live Lesson for 7- to 11-year-olds. With help from a team of digital detectives, Rhys and Georgie explore the fascinating world of AI technology, before learning how to stay safe online. Blue Peter presenter Abby Cook visits a robotics research centre in Edinburgh to bust some commonly held myths about AI. Meanwhile, guest presenters Tilly Lockey and Yussef Rafik demonstrate how to program the BBC micro:bit using a type of AI called Machine Learning. This programme for primary schools is packed with exciting conversations around new and emerging technology. It aims to inspire pupils to learn about the changing online world, exploring AI and learning how to interact with it safely when online.

Join Joe Tasker and Maddie Moate from Southend Central Library for a fantastic World Book Day Live Lesson to celebrate the pleasure of books and reading. Maddie, Joe and a team of young ‘Library Legends’ will be tasked with creating a pop-up library - a special space designed to inspire everyone to get reading. We learn about genres, the difference between fiction and nonfiction, and the questions to ask to find your perfect book. Along the way, amazing authors Alex Falase-Koya, Dr Sheila Kanani, Rosie Jones and illustrator Vivian Truong will be offering advice to bring the pop-up library to life. And some famous faces fill us in on their favourite fiction and nonfiction books! This educational programme will be packed with tips and advice on how to create an inviting and welcoming space that helps all types of readers find books that they love.

Mwaksy Mudenda and Yussef Rafik must beat the clock and complete a Live Lessons escape room challenge for British Science Week! Invertebrate expert Professor Goldbug has invited them to her special scientific HQ, and they need the help of 7- to 11-year-olds everywhere to escape.

To celebrate 100 years of BBC Education, Live Lessons has exclusive behind-the-scenes access at the BBC with Newsround’s De-Graft Mensah, Saturday Mash-Up's Shereen Cutkelvin and CBBC superstar Hacker T Dog. This special episode comes from MediaCityUK in Salford, home to BBC TV, radio and digital platforms including Blue Peter, Newsround, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sport and BBC Breakfast. Famous faces and broadcasters help our young roving reporters to write and produce their own radio report, capturing people's memories of school days throughout the years. Our rookie reporters record contributions from celebrities of all ages, from broadcasting legend and Strictly star Angela Rippon, to the newest presenter of Blue Peter, Shini Muthukrishnan, and BBC Breakfast hosts Jon Kay and Sally Nugent. The team learn tips on scripting and presenting their report from BBC Radio 5 Live’s Chris Warburton and sports commentator Vicki Sparks and try out their interview skills on the stars they bump int

From our Moodboosters HQ, Blue Peter presenter Shini Muthukrishnan and Paralympic legend Ade Adepitan host a special Mental Health Awareness Week Live Lesson for 7- to 11-year-olds. Together with a group of primary school pupils, Ade and Shini explore ideas for simple ways to get moving for our mental health. Well-being expert Dr Radha explains the different emotions we might feel, and how our bodies produce mood-boosting chemicals called endorphins when we get active. Olympic gold medalist Sam Quek demonstrates what happens when those endorphins are released in our brains, and all the different ways we can get moving. England captain Harry Kane is also on hand with advice on expressing our feelings and listening to others.