Get the most out of the NewsWise resources with our free journalist visits and teacher training, available to all schools.
On top of this, we offer free workshops and additional resources to schools with high rates of free school meal eligibility. We are taking bookings now for summer term.
To find out more and sign up for all our opportunities, visit our Get involved page.
Access all the web versions of our lesson plans for 7- to 9-year olds.
Each lesson incorporates authentic skills from the newsroom, with pupils progressing through Journalist Training School as they complete the unit, culminating in them producing their own audio news report at the end of the project.
Access all the web versions of our lesson plans for 9- to 11-year olds.
Pupils continue their progress through Journalist Training School as they complete the unit, culminating in them producing their own written news report at the end of the project.
The units of work build on each other, but pupils do not need to have completed the lessons for 7- to 9-year-olds to do the lessons for 9- to 11-year-olds; they can start their journey here.
The NewsWise values act as a reference point throughout the project and define what we believe news should aim to be.
These values are designed to enable pupils to judge the trustworthiness of information as well as to produce powerful stories themselves.
Truthful - reporting accurately and factually
Fair - treating everyone equally and with respect
Balanced - representing all sides of the story
Interesting - engaging the reader
The NewsWise navigator is designed to help children check if they can trust what they are reading.
Download to display in the classroom and give to your pupils to use as they develop their news literacy skills.
Stop before you trust, share or react
Question the source of the information
Check the coverage - who else is reporting it?
Decide if it's trustworthy or not
NewsWise is mapped to your curriculum! The critical literacy skills that your pupils will develop through the unit of work will also help you to meet several of the objectives in all four UK curricula.
Completing the NewsWise learning journey will guide your pupils to become news literate children. But what does that look like and how will they get there? This progression document outlines the news literacy knowledge, skills, and behaviours and attitudes you should expect from ages 7 through to 11.
