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Use our free, classroom ready resources to teach media literacy to your students.

Solve the Story 2 is a drama series currently in production. It will cover KS3 curriculum areas including English, PSHE and Computing.

It's an exciting, engaging way to help your students learn key media literacy concepts, including:

Critical thinking and trusted sources
Misinformation, disinformation and fake news
Understanding how algorithms and AI can influence choices
Spotting manipulated images
Online safety, digital citizenship and being scam aware

What is Solve the Story?

Solve the Story is BBC Bitesize Other Side of the Story's award-winning media literacy series.

Coming in spring 2027, series 2 will be an exciting new adventure filled with intrigue and suspense. Students will become digital detectives, putting their analytical skills to the test as they follow the adventures of teens caught up in a race against time to solve a mystery.

The words Solve the Story on a dark purple background. To the right is a teenage girl with blonde hair tied back in a ponytail, looking at a mobile phone

How to use Solve the Story 2 in the classroom

Solve the Story is a complete suite of content that's easy to use and flexible for any school timetable.

Series 2 will have six episodes, each paired with a short, practical ‘how to’ film, focusing on a specific media literacy skill. A range of downloadable resources will also be available to support classroom discussions.

Get ready for Solve the Story 2! Sign your school up here and receive all the latest updates, including sneak peeks behind the scenes.

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Learn how to get the other side of the story with our quizzes, videos and explainers about media skills and viral trends including popular food myths.