The BBC's GCSE Results Day Live 2018 coverage featured a variety of educational content aimed at students. Among the highlights were several explainer films and warm-up videos focusing on handwriting techniques, such as "curly caterpillar letters," "zigzag letters," "bouncing ball letters," and "long ladder letters." These resources provided step-by-step guidance on how to join letters together, hold a pen or pencil correctly, and understand different letter formations.
The coverage also included segments on broader educational topics, including a 3:28-minute video titled "How does money work?" which likely aimed to simplify financial concepts for students. Other content covered literary analysis, such as detailed breakdowns of "Romeo and Juliet" and "Lord of the Flies," including their themes, plots, and characters.
Historical content was also part of the lineup, with clips related to the end of World War I and segments from "The First World War: War Without End." Additionally, there were audio and video clips from educational programs like "Guide 4 Life" and "Saturday Night Theatre."