First News

First News The leading source of award-winning news & news-based learning for children. Visit our website to find out more and to subscribe. www.firstnews.co.uk

First News is a fun and vibrant newspaper to keep children up to date with news and interesting stories from the UK and around the word. Plus, each week there's loads to keep children entertained: puzzles, competitions, crazy but true stories, celebrity interviews, sport and much more.

📚🎄 Don’t forget – our festive book giveaway is still open!One lucky subscriber will win all NINE of our top Christmas re...
02/12/2025

📚🎄 Don’t forget – our festive book giveaway is still open!

One lucky subscriber will win all NINE of our top Christmas reads! Make sure you get your entry in before Friday 5th December. 🎁✨

Head to https://bit.ly/3XrBlaX to enter. Good luck!

Fancy being creative this weekend? Here’s the perfect activity for a chilly winter afternoon with your kids 👇In the late...
30/11/2025

Fancy being creative this weekend? Here’s the perfect activity for a chilly winter afternoon with your kids 👇

In the latest issue of First News, author Anna James shares FIVE tips for how to create your own magnificent map! 🗺

James' new book, The Chronicles of Whetherwhy: The Season of Flames, is out now. Find out more in the latest issue of First News! 📚

🎁🎄Unwrap the news this Christmas with First News!Gift 3, 6, or 12 months of our award-winning newspaper – packed with en...
29/11/2025

🎁🎄Unwrap the news this Christmas with First News!

Gift 3, 6, or 12 months of our award-winning newspaper – packed with engaging news, daily puzzles, and our weekly news quiz.

🔗 Explore our Christmas gifts now at https://bit.ly/4oldzbi

28/11/2025

Three things to look out for this week 🔎

1️⃣ The US government has made false vaccine claims
2️⃣ Scientists make a roarsome discovery
3️⃣ Starbucks Japan launches the 'Souppuccino'

Get your copy of First News to find out more! 📰

Did you know that 87% of pupils have a school meal at least once a week, compared to 11% who mostly bring packed lunches...
27/11/2025

Did you know that 87% of pupils have a school meal at least once a week, compared to 11% who mostly bring packed lunches? 🥪

Discuss all things lunchtime, from bread and dripping to Turkey Twizzlers, in this month's news debate: Should packed lunched be banned? (Available to First News Printables and EngagePro subscribers).

It's one month until Christmas! Get in the holiday spirit by checking out the festive pullout in the latest First News 🗞...
26/11/2025

It's one month until Christmas! Get in the holiday spirit by checking out the festive pullout in the latest First News 🗞

🎄 Tree-mendous Christmas puzzles
☃ Snow-stopping events around the UK
🎁 Unwrap a chance to win NINE books for school or home

Every week, we hear from schools about how much pupils are struggling to make sense of the information they encounter – ...
25/11/2025

Every week, we hear from schools about how much pupils are struggling to make sense of the information they encounter – on social media, in the news, and increasingly through AI-generated content that looks real, but isn’t.

The next UK general election must be held no later than August 2029, meaning today’s 12-year-olds will be voting on their own future.

However, just 5% of teachers told us they feel confident teaching media and information literacy.

Young people must have these critical thinking skills long before they step into a polling booth. We can't wait until it's added to the curriculum in 2028.

That’s why we created TeachKit: Media & Information Literacy, including:

✅ Free progressive frameworks co-created with Media and Information Literacy Alliance
✅ Fortnightly teaching packs linked to current news
✅ 60+ expert-written resources
✅ AI tools to tailor lessons by need
✅ Parent notes for home learning

Get started with TeachKit: MIL from just £199 (RRP £499) and receive a £100 Usborne book voucher for your school. Offer ends THIS WEEK on 30th November.

🔗 Learn more about TeachKit: MIL and get over 50% off at https://bit.ly/4rpWXSM

Can your kid tell if a story is the real deal or made up? 🔍 🦩In this week's First News, read about the escape of a Corni...
24/11/2025

Can your kid tell if a story is the real deal or made up? 🔍 🦩

In this week's First News, read about the escape of a Cornish flamingo who is now living her life in Florida – but is it fake or fact?

This challenge forms part of our mission to equip young people with media literacy skills to thrive in an age of misinformation.

Are you an educator?TeachKit: Media & Information Literacy brings these skills to life in the classroom with topical lessons and ready-to-use resources.Get started in your school from £199 (RRP £499) + a £100 book voucher.Offer ends this week.

🔗 Find out more at: https://bit.ly/3XfLlnq

🗣 “It’s really powerful for kids to be able to see someone in the media or on TV and think: ‘Oh, they’re like me.'”Gladi...
23/11/2025

🗣 “It’s really powerful for kids to be able to see someone in the media or on TV and think: ‘Oh, they’re like me.'”

Gladiator star Jodie Ounsley, AKA Fury, told us all about her inspiring trip to Liverpool, where she learned how local charities support deaf children.

Currently learning British Sign Language, Fury says starring in Gladiators has put her in a “powerful position to use her platform for good”.

Read all about it in First News, out now! 🗞

Festive book giveaway 🎄📚We've gathered a list of the best books this Christmas, and one lucky subscriber will get to win...
22/11/2025

Festive book giveaway 🎄📚

We've gathered a list of the best books this Christmas, and one lucky subscriber will get to win all NINE!

Head to page 15 in this week's issue of First News to enter the giveaway – good luck! 🎁

21/11/2025

OUT NOW! Explore the latest headlines! 🔎

🌎 UNICEF backs calls protecting children from ultra-processed foods.
🎸 Research finds that only 3% of people can tell AI-made songs from human ones.
🐊 40,000,000-year-old fossils found in Brazil!

Grab your copy now to learn more. 📰

🌍🧒 It’s World Children’s Day! Created by the United Nations and UNICEF in 1954, this day draws attention to the rights, ...
20/11/2025

🌍🧒 It’s World Children’s Day! Created by the United Nations and UNICEF in 1954, this day draws attention to the rights, safety and wellbeing of children around the world.

On World Children’s Day 1959, the UN adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. The relevance of this day has remained significant in the 20th Century – children continue to be affected by issues including poverty, war, and barriers to education and healthcare.

First News' mission is simple – young people are 30% of the world’s population, but 100% of the future, so it’s crucial we provide children with an age-appropriate gateway into the world.

We love hearing from young people in the paper. In this week’s First News, hear from members of UNICEF’s UK Youth Advisory Board on their experience. 📰

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