NewsWise is a fully-resourced news literacy project designed to help pupils aged 7-11 develop the skills to access, understand, analyse and participate in the news. It has been set up as a collaboration between The Guardian Foundation, the National Literacy Trust and the PSHE Association.

All UK primary schools can access free resources to deliver the project in their school. These include:

1. Teacher Guides, lesson plans and supporting resources – these cross-curricular units of work are designed to be flexible and take between three to six weeks to deliver. They cover three main themes: understanding and managing feelings about the news; navigating the news; and reporting the news. There are two sets of resources – one for pupils aged 7-9 and one for pupils aged 9-11.
2. On demand news literacy webinars for teachers and librarians.
3. Virtual visits from journalists.

Cost: Free with registration.

About The Guardian Foundation: The Guardian Foundation is a charity that promotes global press freedom and access to liberal journalism. They work with journalists, news organisations, audiences and educators, in schools and across communities to enhance people’s ability to evaluate news critically, facilitate opportunities for inclusion in media and build media capacity.

About National Literacy Trust: NLT is an independent literacy charity working with schools and communities to give disadvantaged children the literacy skills to succeed in life. The charity runs literacy programmes, CPD training courses for teachers, and provides online resources and tools to its members. It also undertakes research into all aspects of literacy and campaigns to raise awareness of literacy issues.

About PSHE Association: The PSHE Association is the national body for personal, social, health and economic education.