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|timeframe=Yes
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|comment=Screenshots are available online but the games themselves are inaccessible.
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BBC Jam was a free educational online service aimed at 5-16 year olds [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4655292.stm 1] available from 2006 until 2007 [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6449619.stm 2] via jam.bbc.co.uk. BBC Jam contained animations, games, activities and audio in line with the UK curriculum at the time. Topics included Maths, English, Science and History for ages 5-7, English, Science, Geography, Religious Education and Music for ages 7-9, History, Physical Education and Citizenship for ages 9-11, Geography, Design and Technology and French for ages 11-14 and Business Studies and Financial Capability for ages 14-16[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6449619.stm 2]. Plans were initially made for more subjects to be added until September 2008[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6449619.stm 2], but following complaints from the commercial sector was suspended in 2007[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4655292.stm 1].
'''BBC Jam''' was a free educational online service aimed at 5-16 year olds<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4655292.stm BBC News announcing the launch of BBC Jam.] Retrieved 07 Mar '20</ref> available from 2006 until 2007 via jam.bbc.co.uk.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6449619.stm BBC News announcing the suspension of BBC Jam.] Retrieved 07 Mar '20</ref>  BBC Jam contained animations, games, activities, and audio in line with the UK curriculum at the time. Topics included Maths, English, Science and History for ages 5-7, English, Science, Geography, Religious Education and Music for ages 7-9, History, Physical Education and Citizenship for ages 9-11, Geography, Design and Technology and French for ages 11-14 and Business Studies and Financial Capability for ages 14-16. Plans were initially made for more subjects to be added until September 2008, but following complaints from the commercial sector was suspended in 2007.


BBC Jam is archived via Waybackmachine, but doesn't fully load the site and its assets[https://web.archive.org/web/20070115055421/http://jam.bbc.co.uk/auth/welcome.aspx?nuk=true 3]. As such, the majority of assets other than a few screenshots are entirely lost.
BBC Jam is archived via Wayback Machine, but doesn't fully load the site and its assets. As such, the majority of assets other than a few screenshots are entirely lost.
 
==External Link==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070115055421/http://jam.bbc.co.uk/auth/welcome.aspx?nuk=true Link to the Wayback Machine’s archive of BBC Jam (website doesn’t fully load).] Retrieved 07 Mar '20
 
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Latest revision as of 19:57, 5 February 2024

BBC Jam Logo.gif

The website’s logo.

Status: Partially Found

BBC Jam was a free educational online service aimed at 5-16 year olds[1] available from 2006 until 2007 via jam.bbc.co.uk.[2] BBC Jam contained animations, games, activities, and audio in line with the UK curriculum at the time. Topics included Maths, English, Science and History for ages 5-7, English, Science, Geography, Religious Education and Music for ages 7-9, History, Physical Education and Citizenship for ages 9-11, Geography, Design and Technology and French for ages 11-14 and Business Studies and Financial Capability for ages 14-16. Plans were initially made for more subjects to be added until September 2008, but following complaints from the commercial sector was suspended in 2007.

BBC Jam is archived via Wayback Machine, but doesn't fully load the site and its assets. As such, the majority of assets other than a few screenshots are entirely lost.

External Link

References