Bring the World into Your Classroom with Junior Observer
Engaging, curriculum-aligned news resources for schools
Expand your students' horizons with Junior Observer. Junior Observer is the trusted news source that students genuinely love to read. Our engaging approach helps children decode world events, builds crucial context around complex topics, and develops confident, well-informed young thinkers.
Build Global Understanding
- Transform current events into captivating learning opportunities
- Help students connect classroom lessons with real-world situations
- Develop informed perspectives on global issues - Foster cultural awareness and empathy
Nurture Reading for Pleasure
- Engage reluctant readers with compelling real-world stories
- Support differentiated reading levels within the same content
- Provide fresh, topical material every week
- Create excitement around non-fiction reading
Enhance Critical Literacy
- Guide students to analyze information thoughtfully
- Encourage healthy debate and discussion
- Build confidence in forming and expressing opinions
- Develop media literacy skills for the digital age
Support Classroom Excellence
- Ready-to-use teaching resources aligned with the curriculum
- Weekly discussion starters for form time or assemblies
- Cross-curricular connections spanning English, Science, Geography and History