It was half past nine on a Friday morning. Over 700 students from schools across the UK watched a timer tick down. They were moments away from the first of several breaking news bulletins to be broadcast into their classroom. Agora, an immersive live experience from The Economist Educational Foundation, […]
Enjoy using our News Cycle activities with learners? Or just curious about what we do? On December 2nd, join our webinar to take an exclusive peek at how we make our school resources and take away practical ideas to develop children’s thinking. Join us for: A behind-the-scenes-look at our editorial […]
Position now filled. We’re looking for a talented freelance junior designer to help the next generation develop the critical thinking skills to thrive in the modern world. The designer will be responsible for regularly creating a digital package of news resources for a school news club. We are a fast-growing […]
Are you teaching kids about trusted news sources and spotting fake news? If so, we’ve adapted The Trust Project‘s helpful Trust Indicators for young people. These indicators might not all be relevant to a particular piece of news but they give a good basis from which you can start asking […]
Our flagship programme for schools, the Burnet News Club, is named after Sir Alastair Burnet, a former editor of The Economist who was driven by making the news accessible to everyone. It’s a mission we share. In an illustrious career, Alastair also presented ITN’s News at Ten, the first hour-long […]
Rufaidah Kamara reflects on learning from home, work experience with us and how schools and businesses can support young people in the future. I did not imagine an end of Year 12 like this. This was meant to be my week of in-person work experience. Instead, I am at home, […]
What have we done so far this year? With the world facing a news story like no other, it has been vital to help young people make sense of what’s unfolding. As schools across the world closed their doors, we strove to support as many teachers, parents and students as […]
Equality of opportunity is at the heart of The Economist Educational Foundation’s purpose as a charity. We exist to help young people succeed regardless of their background. The Black Lives Matter protests this summer are a call for all of us to step up and take much stronger action to […]
Make up for lost talk: how to help students discuss the news Explore practical ideas to get students back on track with their speaking and listening, with a particular focus on how to discuss current affairs. What you will learn: Classroom-ready activities to help students make sense of what’s happening in […]
This article accompanies a free two-part set of resources on racism. To download, visit our resources page. By Liberty Martin We were all itching to go back outside, but nothing could have prepared us for the onslaught of Black lives lost to racial violence when the US lifted some of […]
