Plans to boost the BBC's online learning are being considered by government ministers.

The BBC has submitted an application to culture secretary Tessa Jowell seeking approval for its proposed Digital Curriculum, a new public service comprising interactive online learning materials in support of the school curriculum.

The government has published the BBC's application for consultation.

Forum Response: BBC

"The BBC wishes to supply an online service that would harness the power of interactivity and provide a range of compelling multi-media content.

"The proposed service would be available at school, at home or in the community, accessed by the internet. It would offer a mixture of core, non-core and minority subjects and would be adapted to the different curricula of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

"It would encourage the uptake of e-learning, with the aim of providing teachers, children, and parents with a valuable resource which would help to raise educational achievement."