BBC

Representing the UK, its nations, regions and communities

listeners and users can rely on the BBC to reflect the many communities that exist in the UK. These communities may be based on geography, on faith, on language, or on a shared interest such as sport. The BBC will stimulate debate within and between the communities of the UK, and encourage people to get involved with their local communities.

• Develop new ways of reflecting religious and other beliefs

• Enhancing the BBC's support for indigenous languages

• Enhanced provision for the nations

• Ensure rounded representation of the nations and regions on network news

• Strengthen on-demand provision for local communities

• Increase network TV programming from around the UK

Promoting education & learning.

BBC want to engage audiences in the activities so they can achieve outcomes that would benefit the society in number of ways.

BBC will thus provide a good performance for the minds, experts and scholars to present their ideas and interpretation of their subjects. This is very beneficial for them.

Help audiences build key literacy, through variety of factual subject's, like natural history, science and medicine to build scientific literacy; history, art, music and religion to build cultural literacy; business, law; parenting, health, nutrition and gardening to build life literacy; and an understanding of how and why the media are made and presented in the way that they are, to support that.

Resources to support children as they revise for school exams.

Audiovisual resources for teachers, which will increasingly be available on demand in highly search able form, with clips of BBC programmes related to particular curriculum requirements.

Resources relevant to different curricula in different parts of the UK, including content in different indigenous languages

Support for the acquisition of the essential skills needed by people of all ages, including skills such as literacy, numeracy, information communications and technology, knowledge and comprehension, managing information, thinking skills, problem-solving, decision-making, reflection, creativity, working with others, and workplace skills.

Targeted support for curriculum learning, including materials for learners, teachers and parents.

More specific activity around specific learning objectives including media literacy and citizenship, helping to equip licence fee payers - particularly those who may experience social exclusion - to be active, informed citizens.

Delivering to the public the benefit of emerging communications technologies and services

Stimulating creativity and cultural excellence

BBC Trust definition of purpose remit

BBC viewers, listeners and users can expect the BBC to help everyone in the UK to get the best out of emerging media technologies now and in the future.

Purpose priorities

The BBC Trust, after public consultation, has divided this remit into six specific priorities:

Make engaging digital content and services available on a wide range of digital platforms and devices.

Work with the industry to deliver a UK-wide network of digital television.

Increase coverage of DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting).

Support Digital UK's communications activity to build awareness of, and readiness for, digital switchover.

Work in partnership with other organisations to help all audiences understand and adopt emerging communications technologies and services.

BBC Trust: "Entertainment should remain a key priority for the BBC. BBC output should entertain, in the sense of engaging, absorbing, challenging or delighting audiences in ways that demonstrate creative excellence."

Providing content which entertains and engages a broad audience is key to the delivery of all the BBC's purposes. The BBC plans to address this priority by continuing to offer a wider range of UK produced content across its services and platforms than any other UK broadcaster.

The BBC is committed to improving its understanding of how disabled audiences use different media and to exploring their perceptions of BBC service delivery mechanisms.

1.Establish a leading reputation for creative and innovative programming.

2.Ensure enrichment for all audiences by covering a wide range of cultural activities.

3.Encourage active participation in cultural activities.

4.Provide a wide range of enjoyable and entertaining content.

5.Foster creativity and nurture and support UK talent across a wide range of genres.

Bringing the UK to the world and the world to the UK

BBC Trust definition of purpose remit

BBC viewers, listeners and users can rely on the BBC to provide internationally respected news services to audiences around the world and they can expect the BBC to keep them in touch with what is going on in the world, giving insight into the way people live in other countries.

Purpose priorities

The BBC Trust, after public consultation, has divided this remit into three specific priorities:

Build a global understanding of international issues:

a) Provide international news broadcasting of the highest quality.

b) Enable individuals to participate in the global debate on significant international issues.

Enhance UK audiences' awareness and understanding of international issues.

Broaden UK audiences' experience of and exposure to different cultures from around the world.

Sustaining citizenship and civil society

BBC public policies..

We can be sure that BBC will provide high quality, current affairs, news and programmes which provide factual information for us. This keeps us informed and supports debates about the different issues and the political side. By using and understanding different kinds of media you can look at it through BBC.

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