It's your choice
When we make The Guardian Foundation available to you online, we use cookies and similar technologies to help us to do this.
Some are necessary to help our website work properly and can't be switched off, and some are optional but support The Guardian Foundation and your experience in other ways.
You can find out more in our privacy policy and cookie policy, and manage the choices available to you at any time by going to Manage Cookies at the bottom of any page.
Are you happy to accept cookies?
To manage your cookie choices now, including how to opt out where our partners rely on legitimate interests to use your information, click on Manage my cookies.
Support the Foundation
Donate
newswise-pupils-press-conference-middlesbrough.jpg

NewsWise

Award-winning news literacy for children aged 7-11
NewsWise generates curiosity and critical engagement with news, equipping children with the skills and knowledge to make sense of the world
Bringing together news literacy, primary English and PSHE specialists from The Guardian Foundation, National Literacy Trust and PSHE Association, NewsWise offers free lesson plans, resources and workshops for schools, activities for families, high quality teacher training and opportunities to connect with real journalists.

(Welcome to NewsWise video produced with thanks to Grafton Primary School, Holloway, London)
NewsWise has something for everyone! (And it's all for free!)
The NewsWise offer is split into two levels, with something for every type of school across the two levels. See what's available to you here:
Level 1: all primary schools, everywhere, can access:

  • Our online resources and lessons plans for ages 7-11

  • Virtual journalist visits

  • Our training videos and live CPD webinars, developed and run by news literacy experts

  • All our guidance and advice for creating an immersive learning experience in your classroom

  • In-depth CPD, delivered in-person or virtually for your whole school (UK schools only)

    • Find out more
    Level 2: schools in the UK with high rates of pupils eligible for free school meals can access all of the above, plus:

  • An interactive workshop, delivered by the NewsWise team

  • Integrated, free, virtual CPD: Welcome to NewsWise and how to produce authentic news reports

  • Resources to turn your classroom into a newsroom and create an immersive experience, including posters for your displays and badges for your journalists-in-training

  • A Guardian newspaper for every child taking part

  • Ongoing support from the news literacy experts in the NewsWise team

    • Find out more
    More resources
    All our lesson plans and other resources for schools, activities for families, and resources for librarians
    newswise-writing-news-illustration-2024.png

    School resources

    Lesson plans, activities and teacher guidance for news literacy in the primary classroom

    newswise-family-reading-news-illustration-2024.png

    Family resources

    Become a fake news detective and produce your own news report with our fun activities to use at home

    newswise-fake-news-illustration-2024.png

    Library resources

    News literacy tips and activities that work in community settings

    More from NewsWise
    Journalists: support our work! Also, read about our impact and delve into our collection of pupil news reports
    two girls presenting to class

    Volunteering opportunities for journalists

    Sign up to volunteer with us!

    newswise-midds-fake-or-real.jpg

    Our impact

    Learn more about the difference the programme has made, and find all our evaluation reports

    newswise-grafton-reports-picture.jpeg

    News reports from pupils

    See what our NewsWise journalists have been writing about!

    I have rarely seen children so engaged. They saw the power of the media in changing minds. They realised that they aren't powerless.
    Year 5 teacher
    Gospel Oak Primary School
    I cannot overstate the impact the project has had on the children I teach. They are so much more engaged and questioning of the news, and they have been encouraged to go home and teach their parents and siblings about fact checking websites, how to conduct interviews without judgement, and how to assess whether a report is biased or not. It has been a hugely empowering experience for them.
    Year 5 teacher
    Grafton Primary School
    The spotting fake news elements [of the unit of work] were superb! I didn't have the background knowledge, so this was invaluable. Having our Ambassador and our 'real' journalist interact directly with the pupils was an amazing opportunity for them - and me!
    Year 6 teacher
    Rhosddu Primary School
    Our Awards
    Selected initiative: World Forum for Democracy 2024
    WAN-IFRA European Digital Media Awards 2021
    Best Project for News Literacy, Guardian Foundation Education Centre and NewsWise
    Nesta Democracy Pioneers Award 2020
    Unesco GAPMIL Global Media and Information Literacy Award 2019
    home-gf-logo.jpg
    new-nlt-logo.jpg
    pshe-main-logo-2024.png
    About the NewsWise partners

    Contact us
    Privacy and cookie policy Terms and conditions Complaints Procedure Manage cookies
    Registered charity: 1153865
    +44 203 3533 759
    info@theguardianfoundation.org