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First News Engage Pro

Award-winning, news-based literacy learning tools

A comprehension activity on First News Engage

BETT Award Winner: Primary Digital Content

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Engaging activities based on the latest news, updated weekly

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Build literacy with comprehensions, topical debates and more

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Ready to use and fully differentiated for KS2-3

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Flexible, student-led working in class or at home

“Our weekly use of ‘News Comprehensions’ is an effective way of giving pupils the opportunity to practise key word reading and comprehension skills within a relevant context.”
Portway Primary School

Engage Pro

A revolutionary news-based literacy learning platform

My Achievement Library dashboard on Engage Pro

⭐️ Regularly updated activities including comprehensions, vocabulary puzzles, debate topics and polls

⭐️ All resources provided in three differentiated reading levels, from Lower Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3

⭐️ A personalised learning experience for every pupil, with the correct level pre-selected

⭐️ A teacher dashboard to track progress and reward student success, PLUS the option to activate INSTANT MARKING

⭐️ A vast searchable archive of previous activities

⭐️ Activities cover a wide range of topics including science, sport and humanities, taken from current news stories

“The resources were high quality and allowed students to experience questions in line with what they will encounter at GCSE”
Ulverston Victoria High School

The results I have seen include students having a greater awareness of world news and events. The multi-level activities have helped my lower level English students to be able to complete the “same” tasks as the rest of the class.”

Bilingual School of Modena, Italy

“The hardest to reach children and disadvantaged children are all engaging in the task. Seeing how they understand so quickly helps me to target sessions to those children”
Springfield Junior School