BBC Share Your Story Tour

Date added: 4/02/2023

BBC staff and big names from TV, Radio, Sport and News have visited 433,274 students in 742 schools across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland since February 2022 as part of the BBC’s landmark centenary education project, BBC 100 Share Your Story, which came to and end today.

The tour, produced by BBC Children’s and Education, was designed to inspire young people to achieve their goals and help realise their ambitions. The team smashed their original target of visiting 400,000 students and 700 schools across the UK over the course of the year.

(taken from BBC Share Your Story Article)

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Share Your Story stats:

  • Number of students visited: 433,274 (400,000 target)
  • Number of schools visited: 742 (700 target)
  • Number of BBC stars who shared their story: 100
  • Number of BBC Staff Ambassadors who shared they story: 172
  • Number of career panellists: 825
  • Scotland: 60 school visits and 15,000 students visited
  • Wales: 36 school visits and 16,000 students visited
  • Wales: over 6,000 students received sessions in the Welsh language
  • Northern Ireland: 22 school visits and over 7,000 students visited