We’ve put together a handy summer activities guide to help keep kids entertained and inspired with First News all summer long. First News is delighted to have been awarded Niche Market Newspaper of ...

It could be anything – a beautiful tree in your local park, a petal floating in a puddle or a spider hiding in a bug house. Your photo can be black and white or colour, landscape or portrait and can ...

Phone addiction? Internet gaming disorder? Screen addiction? Technology addiction? Call it what you will, it’s an issue a lot of children, teens and parents are facing. We witness it every day.

The First News MIL Secondary Framework for ages 11-14 has been developed in partnership with MILA, and built around MILA's five aspirations ('domains'): • be informed • be empowered • be healthy • be ...

MIL helps young people become confident, responsible participants in society, not just consumers of information, but critical thinkers and informed citizens. With today’s 12-year-olds set to vote in ...

The First News MIL Primary Framework for ages 7-11 has been developed in partnership with MILA, and built around MILA's five aspirations ('domains'): • be informed • be empowered • be healthy • be ...

This scheme of work is a carefully curated learning journey designed to progressively help your pupils become critical thinkers, responsible media creators, and positive changemakers in society. It ...

News stories can be scary to children, our editor Nicky Cox has some useful tips for explaining difficult news stories.

There's always something new and exciting going on at First Group Enterprises (publishers of First News). We'd like to tell you about news, offers, other educational ...

Learn when it’s appropriate to allow your child to walk to school alone with our guide, including benefits, safety tips, and more! Years ago it wasn’t uncommon to see kids walking to school. However, ...

This blog has been written in collaboration with Nathan Burns, a former Head of Maths, who now works with schools and Universities across the UK (and the world) providing training around metacognition ...

We’ve put together a handy summer activities guide to help keep kids entertained and inspired with First News all summer long.