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Creating an open, more distinctive BBC…
Tomorrow’s BBC – Creating an open, more distinctive BBC “By 2017 children will have suffered three years without any public service radio...
BBC Charter Renewal
Sound Start Group Response to the Select Committee Consultation on BBC Charter Renewal 1a.Background: Sound Start has run the National Campaign for...
Future of the BBC – Children’s Radio
Culture, Media and Sport – Fourth Report: Future of the BBC – Published 26 February 2015 4th Report – Future of the BBC | PDF...
BBC Radio flagship station seeks a younger audience: Toddlers!
“But is this the right platform for our youngest listeners?“, asks children’s radio champion”, Susan Stranks. BBC clips of 2...
Stranks Speaks to the Westminster Media Forum
Westminster Media Forum Keynote Seminar. The future of children’s media – multi-platform delivery, public service broadcasting and economics 1st...
BBC Trust Review of Children’s Services 2013
IMPORTANT The BBC Trust Review of Children’s Services 2013 will be published next week, on Tuesday, September 24th. A meeting to review this Review...
IMPORTANT NEWS! John Leech MP has tabled EDM: 378
If you support this important cause, please ask your MP to sign EDM 378. Below is a Press Notice and hyperlinks to this EDM and other documents relating...
The BBC Trust’s Review of Children’s Services – 2013
The public consultation to inform this Review closed on May 31. Views were invited on the BBC’s provision of television, radio and online services...
BBC Children’s Service Review
On March 4th, the BBC Trust announced a Review of Children’s Services, to include changes to public service radio provision. A public consultation will...
Scheduling of family radio content on the BBC’s adult speech network, R4Extra, continues to be of concern.
In February 2011 the BBC’s Strategy for Children’s Audio wrote off a core duty to provide children with public service radio and all content...
Featured Media
10th Children’s Media Conference [CMC] explores children’s radio concerns …
At the 10th Children’s Media Conference [CMC] in Sheffield, last week, children’s broadcaster, Susan Stranks, slammed the BBC’s withdrawal from children’s radio. Ms Stranks, who coordinates the Sound Start Group, which campaigns for children’s radio, said “Children need the full range of cultural experience. A dedicated radio network can enhance their lives, nurture home grown talent and seed other media, such as film, TV and publishing. The BBC argues children may no longer be able to listen without visual stimulation but this is damaging nonsense!” Read more
Susan Stranks Receives ACA Award!
Susan has campaigned tirelessly for the right of children to have provision for their own national public service radio network. Over many years, she has voiced the benefits of radio in the lives of children and kept the campaign going despite many setbacks and is now making a real impact. She created and coordinates the Sound Start Group which is backed by a long list of writers, composers, broadcasters, politicians, educators, parents and children. Susan is a true children’s champion. Her passion and dedication to the creation of high quality children’s radio deserves praise and recognition.
Stammering Information Programme
The Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children is running a Stammering Information Programme whose aim is to raise awareness within the education system in England of the impact of stammering on the lives of young people. This 2-year project is Government funded and will be completed in December 2010. The Michael Palin Centre’s team of expert therapists has produced a short DVD entitled “Wait, wait, I’m not finished yet….”, together with comprehensive advice leaflets.