BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Bitesize to host a Teen Summit stay from Bradford

On Tuesday 16 of September, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Bitesize will unveil unique findings from a brand new survey. In a particular morning of stay programming from Bradford, the occasion will function knowledgeable evaluation, real-life tales, and debate led by younger folks themselves.

The on-line ballot, performed by Survation on behalf of BBC 5 Live and BBC Bitesize, requested over 2,000 youngsters* aged 13-18 concerning the points shaping their lives – from psychological well being and social media to gaming, security, and the rise of AI.

Survey findings 

Digital overload and misinformation

• More than a 3rd (38%) spend 5 hours a day or extra on their telephones. One in 20 spends eight hours or extra on their telephones per day.
• 66% fear about pretend information and misinformation on-line.
• 51% have encountered conspiracy theories on-line.

Wellbeing issues

• Nearly a 3rd of women have sought skilled assist for psychological well being (32%).
• 74% of women really feel anxious at the very least among the time.
• Over two-thirds (69%) of all contributors reported feeling anxious at the very least among the time, with strain round exams and grades the largest fear.
• 65% of all respondents really feel overwhelmed at the very least among the time.

AI anxiousness and gaming habits

• Nearly half (47%) have used AI to assist with homework or coursework in 2025, up from 36% in 2024 and 29% in 2023.
• This 12 months’s survey requested about gaming for the primary time: the overwhelming majority (94%) of youngsters play video video games, with just below a 3rd (31%) enjoying on daily basis.
• 30% fear about AI’s impression on points together with jobs, creativity and the unfold of misinformation.

Harmful content material and harassment

• More than half reported seeing sexist content material on-line and greater than half reported seeing racist content material.
• 44% have seen extraordinarily violent content material.

Safety issues

• 44% fear about knife crime of their native space.
• 30% of teenage ladies have skilled sexual harassment in class.

Despite these challenges, practically eight in ten (79%) youngsters stated they’re feeling constructive about their future – 13 proportion factors larger than simply two years in the past.

Teen Summit on BBC Radio 5 Live

The survey findings will probably be on the coronary heart Teen Summit protection on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Bitesize (www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize).

On Tuesday 16 September, 5 Live Breakfast will probably be stay in Bradford, the place Rachel Burden will share unique insights from the survey and communicate to 4 youngsters who trialled ‘tech-free bedrooms’ to see how ditching gadgets affected their sleep, college and household life. Plus, Dr Kaitlyn Regehr, Associate Professor of Digital Humanities at UCL and writer of Smartphone Nation will present knowledgeable evaluation all through the morning.

Then from 9am–11am, Nicky Campbell will host an viewers of younger folks from colleges and faculties in Bradford. Influencer Tallulah Metcalfe (5.4 million TikTookay subscribers) will be part of the talk on points dealing with youngsters immediately – from AI and misinformation to the addictive nature of tech.

BBC 5 stay and BBC Bitesize’s Teen Summit in Bradford will probably be streamed stay on BBC iPlayer and social platforms.

Heidi Dawson, Controller of BBC Radio 5 Live, stated: “Teenagers are growing up in a world that’s changing at speed. These findings provide insight into how much they’re navigating every day – from conspiracy theories online to concerns about AI and safety in their communities. Our 2025 Teen Summit is about putting their voices centre stage.”

Patricia Hidalgo, Director of BBC Children’s and Education stated: “It’s clear from the findings of our teen survey that while technology and AI bring opportunities, they also bring pressures. Young people are navigating a fast-moving world, and at Bitesize we want to make sure they have the right tools, resources and voices to guide them through, not just with their studies but also with the challenges they face every day.”

BBC Bitesize

For content material and steering aimed immediately at younger folks, BBC Bitesize has launched a variety of recent assist to coincide with the Teen Summit’:

• The World of Wellbeing vodcast (collection 2), co-hosted by wellbeing and schooling influencer Kit Brown and medical psychologist Dr T. Episodes discover points similar to physique picture, managing stress, poisonous masculinity. All episodes might be discovered on the Study Support part of the Bitesize web site and on BBC Sounds.
• The Bitesize Guide To School Life presents ideas, movies and recommendation on the areas youngsters most need assist with – from managing strain to taking advantage of college life.
• A devoted Teen part on Bitesize Study Support, together with articles, quizzes and interviews. Highlights embody a dialog with YouTuber TommyInnit (30million+ subscribers) on rising up with tech and AI, a information to the dos and don’ts of utilizing AI, and quizzes similar to “Are you addicted to your phone?”. Teenagers may take a mini quiz to see how their views examine with the two,000 surveyed.
• Bitesize’s media literacy mission Other Side of the Story can be supporting college students with a variety of content material that helps them perceive among the digital issues raised within the survey, together with:

                       – A Teen model of its standard month-to-month AI or Real Quiz

                       – Information and assist on how youngsters can recognise and on-line                                              conspiracies.

                       – A information on how three of the preferred on-line conspiracies had been debunked.

                       – And an interactive quiz that helps college students differentiate info from conspiracies.

Listen to Teen Summit on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds on Tuesday 16 September from 6am. Nicky Campbell’s Teen Summit may also be accessible to look at on BBC iPlayer and social platforms.

Go to Bitesize Study Support (www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/study-support) for in-depth info, articles and quizzes for youngsters on many of those matters, in addition to the World of Wellbeing vodcast and The Bitesize Guide To School Life.

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