Making an impact

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In numbers

Academic year 2024/25

8,163

children took part in NewsWise*

3,160

teachers and educators took part in our training or engaged with our resources

NewsWise resources are being used in

2,407

schools across the UK and beyond

Teachers told us those resources are reaching an estimated

175,214

children

* We worked directly with 3,712 children; we reached an estimated 4,451 children via teachers taking part in our training

Pupil impact

After taking part in NewsWise in our UK-wide programme in 2024/25:

73%

of pupils would check if news came from a person or source they trust, compared to just 29% before

More than

Double

the number of pupils said they were interested in the news

71%

of pupils felt they were better at telling the difference between fact and opinion

79%

of pupils said they now stop, think and check facts before believing a news story

Since I have been working with NewsWise I can identify fake news a lot more now, and I think NewsWise should be used in lots of schools because it is very fun and interesting and I would like to do it again.

Pupil

After taking part in NewsWise

What teachers said

100%

said pupils had increased skills in thinking critically about news stories

87%

said pupils are more likely to use more than one source to check facts

83%

said pupils have increased skills in writing and producing their own news reports

87%

feel more confident in supporting pupils' news literacy

Great project with super opportunities to develop pupils' understanding of the local, regional and national news. They really benefitted from the workshop early on. Thank you.

Teacher

After delivering NewsWise with their class

NewsWise evaluation reports

Read the findings of the recent research trial conducted by the Universities of Birmingham and Liverpool, as well as robust evaluation of the NewsWise programme and its impact, conducted by the National Literacy Trust

The impact of news literacy education

Research trial published 2024

Media literacy in community settings January 2023 - March 2024

NewsWise in Birmingham: 2022-2024

NewsWise evaluation report 2021-22

NewsWise evaluation report 2020-21

NewsWise evaluation report 2019-20

NewsWise evaluation report 2018-19

NewsWise pilot report 2018

Natalie - Year 6 teacher

Find out about the impact on a school in Burton, including writing news reports about their first Muslim mayor

Sarah - Year 6 teacher

Learn about the impact on writing skills at a school in Wales

Esther - Key Stage 2 teacher

Discover how NewsWise impacted a rural Yorkshire school

Roz - Assistant headteacher

Learn how and why a school in inner London has incorporated NewsWise into their curriculum

Carrina - Coventry Libraries

Find out about the experience of family workshops and training in library settings

Natasha Hirst - photojournalist

What's it like to volunteer with NewsWise?

Our teacher advisory panel

Everything NewsWise does is informed by feedback from teachers. Our advisory panel provide expert advice and guidance to help us make our resources, training and other opportunities the best they can be.

Our panel is made up of teachers from: Bardfield Academy, Earlsmead Primary School, Grafton Primary School, Longwood Primary School, Orchard Primary School, Reid Street Primary School and St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School.

We are grateful to everybody on our advisory panel for their time and commitment to NewsWise.