The week before Covid-19 lockdown in the UK, we were working with 3 amazing  schools in Whitby and Scarborough, North Yorkshire. This is usually the busiest time for Tagtiv8 in terms of Activity Days and CPD for teachers. However, all bookings were shelved - hopefully temporarily - and we were left with a dilemma: "What are we going to do now?"

Out of the blue, a call from a producer at BBC Education: "Would you be able to help with writing content and scripts for us?" A leap out of our comfort zone, but it provided a great opportunity to work with a wonderful team - albeit temporarily and working remotely. Cue an intense 10 weeks sat at the MacBook. Write, edit, Zoom repeat. The irony that we usually challenge sedentary lifestyles was not lost on us. 

At the time of writing, we have had a hand in 75 episodes, all of which have helped children learn at home with their families during the pandemic. To see some of the content, visit BBC Bitesize. Please note, this is only available in the UK, owing to licensing arrangements.

At the last count, BBC revealed these Bitesize programmes were viewed by 3.5 MILLION people!

We even managed to share a few 'move and learn' approaches during some of the episodes and the BBC created links to our site. This resulted in 450 signing up to our e-newsletter. Hopefully, this will lead to opportunities for us to work and play with more schools when things return to a greater sense of normality.