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5 Ways Current Affairs Can Boost Your Child’s School Success Rate According to The Good Schools Guide

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5 Ways Current Affairs Can Boost Your Child’s School Success Rate According to The Good Schools Guide


The Good Schools Guide reveals how reading current affairs and trusted news sources like First News can boost children’s literacy and school success.

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    TeachKit: Media & Information Literacy has been reviewed by Teachwire. Read to find out what they have to say.

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    A Curriculum Fit for the Future? Media and Information Literacy in Schools

    Media and information literacy is now part of the curriculum, helping children think critically and spot fake news.

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    How good are your kids at thinking carefully about what they see, read or hear in the media?

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    The HeadTeacher Introduces TeachKit: Media & Information Literacy

    Read what First News Education Lead Helen Mulley had to say about TeachKit: Media & Information Literacy in The HeadTeacher.

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