Helps children cope with information overload
One of the most valuable skills they develop is scepticism. Children spend a lot of time online and they are given lots of information. The Burnet News Club helps them evaluate the different information they see and think carefully about their opinions.
Accessible for all
All of the sessions are really accessible to primary children. English is predominantly an additional language at our school and all students are able to access the different conversations that we have. The sessions are really engaging for the children – they are very active and there's lots of talking! They get lots of time to develop communication skills, critical thinking skills and plenty of opportunities to debate.
Links to our curriculum
I work at a Unicef Rights Respecting School, which means all of the learning in our school is linked to children’s rights around the world. The Burnet News Club links really well with this because the topics link to safety, racism, environment, immigration and lots of other issues which are all to do with children’s rights. It links so well to our curriculum.
Easy to run
Before I started, I was slightly concerned I wouldn’t have the right skill set, or it would take ages to resource all of the sessions. However, the sessions are really well planned with questions you can ask the children and all of the activities are really well thought-out. The resourcing takes hardly any time at all because it's all there, every week!
