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 […]
This position has now been filled. We are looking for a teacher, or former teacher, with a passion for helping young people to understand current affairs. The Educational Content Lead will create inspiring teaching resources and multimedia news content for 9 to 18-year-olds. This will include one-off news literacy teaching […]
This position has now been filled. We’re hiring a Team Administrator as part of our ambitious plans to scale up. We need a brilliant organiser to keep our charity running smoothly as we scale up to reach more young people. We’re looking for someone who is excited to play an […]
On June 18th, we held our sixth annual Burnet News Club Awards Ceremony at The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace. The ceremony, hosted by the Royal Collection, celebrated another year of the club and recognised exceptional students from participating schools. Awards were presented to ten outstanding students, and we announced the […]
ABOUT THE ROLE Location: London, with travel across the UK Reporting to: Senior School Relationship Manager Start date: August 2019 Hours: Full time. This will be a 12 month contract which we expect to renew annually. Pay: Up to £31,000 dependent on experience plus excellent benefits and flexible working. Application […]
Should a university city defend open debate or protect their community from abusive speech? That’s the question that over 1,000 young people were discussing during an interactive, virtual event run by The Economist Educational Foundation on Friday 1st February 2019. The majority of schools (63%) voted to defend open debate. […]
Last night we held our fifth annual Burnet News Club Awards Ceremony at The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace. Tom Standage, the deputy editor of The Economist, spoke at the event about the importance of developing news literacy before awarding ten pupils from schools across the country with certificates to recognise […]
The final report from the Commission on Fake News and the Teaching of Critical Literacy Skills in Schools was published on the 13th June. It contained some concerning evidence that young people lack essential critical literacy skills and are increasingly distrustful of media. Only 2% of children and young people in the […]