Award Winning Education Literacy Resource

Although there are more sources of news than ever before, many are heavily biased, unreliable, or more concerned with clicks than being correct. First News is an independently-owned, non-partisan newspaper written especially for children. For more than fifteen years we have been reporting the news to children, listening to their views and campaigning on their behalf. The need for young people to have access to a regular, reliable, age-appropriate source of news is more crucial than ever, which is why thousands of schools around the world trust First News.

First News Education brings together First News and award-winning learning resources to provide schools with a complete solution for effective news-based learning in classrooms, libraries and for home-learning throughout KS2 – KS3. It is our goal to equip children with an enriched knowledge of the world and the fundamental reading, writing and oracy skills they need to succeed throughout school and beyond.

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iHub

Activity Sheets

Read by more than two and a half million* young people every week, First News reports on the biggest and most fascinating news from the UK and around the world, for children aged 7 to 14. From quick news to in-depth reports, First News covers a huge variety of topics, engaging every reader type while cultivating a love of learning.

The Bett award-winning iHub delivers interactive comprehensions, vocabulary puzzles, polls and debate topics based on the latest stories in the newspaper, for KS2 and KS3. By automatically tailoring activities to each pupils’ reading level, the iHub saves teachers valuable time and provides a personalised learning experience, driving engagement and motivation.

Activity Sheets are weekly comprehensions, vocabulary puzzles, quizzes and fortnightly debates, based on delving into the week’s news stories in First News. Created in three reading levels for Lower KS2, Upper KS2 and KS3, they provide fully prepared, printable lesson content every week alongside a subscription to First News print or digital newspaper.

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WHY CHOOSE FIRST NEWS?

CONNECT NEWS AND LEARNING

Weekly news reading, analysis and discussion can have a powerful impact on students’ learning in both KS2 and 3. Read more about the proven benefits of integrating news into reading.

IMPROVE LITERACY SKILLS

National Literacy Trust research proved that using First News and Activity Sheets in the classroom displayed positive changes in both reading attitudes and attainment.

REDUCE WORKLOAD

Our flexible, time-saving tools are designed to seamlessly integrate into lessons, libraries and homework in the form of weekly hassle-free, pre-prepared reading activities.

JOIN THOUSANDS OF SCHOOLS

Thousands of schools around the world are already using our award-winning news and literacy resources to transform their approach to growing reading, writing and oracy.

“The news articles and activities that were available, and the ability to achieve such things as points and gems engaged pupils in ways we hadn’t previously seen.”
St Michael’s Catholic School, Buckinghamshire

“I can say, very enthusiastically, that staff and students at school have absolutely loved having the access to First News and the iHub – it is a fabulous investment and well worth the money.”
St Christopher’s School,

Bahrain

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