School Newspaper of the Year 2022-23
Awards
THE FIRST NEWS SCHOOL NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2022-2023 IS NOW OPEN FOR ENTRIES!
It’s that time of year again! We’re out to find the best school newspapers of 2022-23 and to discover what your junior journalists have been up to.
It has been a busy year in the news, with Britain’s longest-serving monarch passing away and the devastating war breaking out in Ukraine. There have been some positive and uplifting moments in the past year too though! The England women’s team won the 2022 Euro’s, the James Webb Space Telescope started to send back incredible images and the UK came second place in the Eurovision Song Contest!
Last year, we were so impressed with all the entries we received and were amazed at what you’d all managed to achieve. So, we can’t wait to see what everyone has been up to this year.
It doesn’t matter whether your school has created a newspaper, newsletter, blog, podcast, broadcast or if you’ve been contributing to a local newspaper or news website, all entries are welcome.
Send your entries to us by Friday 16 June 2023. We will inform the winners in the first week of July and the winning entries will feature in a First News special report later that month.
You can enter for the following awards:
Please download and fill in the relevant entry form.
Please attach the newspaper or link to your news project to an email (along with this entry form) and send to: [email protected] by Friday 16 June 2023. We will inform the winners in the first week of July and the winning entries will feature in a First News special report later that month.
Primary School Winner 2021-22: Golborne Community Primary School
Secondary School Winner 2021-22: Bishopbriggs Academy
Innovative News Award 2021-22: Windsor Park Primary
Editorial Team Winner 2021-22: Ashcott Primary School
First News Young Reporter Winner 2021-22: Haleema Khan, Bishopbriggs Academy
Primary School Winner 2020-21: Ashcott Primary School
Secondary School Winner 2020-21: Manchester High School for Girls
Editorial Team Winner 2020-21: Notre Dame Catholic College
Find out more about their winning entries
Want to start your own school newspaper or develop your junior journalists’ skills?
Download the First News School Newspaper Club pack.
It contains lots of advice on how to set up a school newspaper and tips to improve journalistic skills.
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