The NewsWise unit of work for ages 9-11 culminates in pupils producing their own written news reports. Join this free training to understand how to use the NewsWise resources to get authentic outcomes. Full of expertise and tips from the Guardian newsroom.
The NewsWise unit of work for ages 7-9 culminates in pupils producing their own broadcast news reports. Join this free training to understand how to use the NewsWise resources to get authentic outcomes. Full of expertise and tips from the Guardian's audio team.
*To qualify for NewsWise level 2 and the full package of support, schools must meet our free school meal threshold and participating teachers must attend one of our free training sessions
The training takes place over two sessions:
Session 1: Tuesday 30 September, 13:30 - 16:00
Session 2: Thursday 6 November, 13:30 - 16:00
In session 1, we will look at the importance of teaching news with a critical literacy approach in primary school. You will then get to try our practical activities for exploring different elements of news literacy in the classroom.
In session 2, we will look at how to produce authentic news reports, with participants having a go at writing a news report in real time!
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This training is ideal for: English/ Literacy leads, PSHE leads, Key Stage 2 class teachers, ECTs
Two half-day training sessions delving into critical literacy, using and adapting NewsWise resources in the classroom, how to teach news writing for successful writing and oracy outcomes.
In between the two sessions, teachers are asked to try a NewsWise activity with their class, and bring their reflections to session two.
Training can be run as a whole-staff event in school, or with teachers from several schools attending one centrally-located training session.