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Behind the Headlines @GFheadlines
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Behind the Headlines@GFheadlines
28 Oct 2024
Bring your class to the newsroom! Workshop bookings still for spring & summer 2025 are open! 📝📷 Exciting new workshops available—apply by 12pm on Nov 12. Limited spots, so don't miss out! Find out more: bit.ly/3Y8nOVm @gdn_foundation #lotc #newsliteracy

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Royal cake auction 🎂, Champions League matches⚽️, Volcano in Indonesia🌋, Spanish floods🌊 and, of course, the biggest story of today... the US elections 🇺🇸🗳️ Yr8 students from @Thomas_Alleynes were absolutely brilliant reporters and editors in today's news workshop!
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Bookings are open until 12 November if you want to bring a class to the Education Centre! theguardianfoundation.org/pr…

Onsite workshops

Onsite news and media workshops for secondary schools and colleges in our London Education Centre

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🌊Spanish floods,🚀 Returning astronauts in China, 🚎 Bus crash in India,🥒 cucumber sales on Deliveroo... These are just some of the stories that the amazing y9s from @HFCSWaltham covered today in a workshop at the Education Centre! 👏🏽
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Derby College@derbycollege
28 Oct 2024
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Here's his DCG story 👇 orlo.uk/zpUxJ

Bhyrel John - DCG

Bhryel ‘Dylan’ John SB, former vice president of Derby College Group’s Student Union, is on the flight path to achieving his ambition. 

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📢 Join our FREE webinar for secondary teachers! Get expert tips on opinion writing 📝✨. Help students plan, structure, and edit pieces with authentic voice and newsworthy ideas 🌟 Tuesday 3 December, 4pm-4:45pm: eventbrite.co.uk/e/105501645… #Teaching #OpinionWriting #CPD

Mastering opinion writing: tips and tools for teachers

Learn how to help students express their ideas and write compelling opinion pieces.

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Derby College@derbycollege
28 Oct 2024
GCSE Plus student Bhyrel John was heavily involved @GFheadlines, being a Media Literacy Ambassador, speaking at Guardian Foundation events in London, Birmingham and Manchester and leading a UNESCO webinar in Oman on mis and disinformation.
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LDE UTC@LDEUTC
22 Oct 2024
GCSE English learners got “behind the headlines” in a masterclass run by the @GFheadlines. Travelling to the @gdn_foundation Headquarters in King’s Cross, learners were tasked to work in pairs to plan, write and edit a front page in real-time. read more: ldeutc.co.uk/latest/read/new…
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Bring your class to the newsroom! Workshop bookings for spring & summer 2025 are now open! 📝✨ Exciting new workshops available—apply by 12pm on Nov 12. Limited spots, so don't miss out! Find out more: bit.ly/3Y8nOVm @gdn_foundation #lotc #newsliteracy
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Yesterday, we had a fab session with Y11s from @LDEUTC! 🗞️ They teamed up to research, report & edit news front pages on diverse topics like Hurricane Milton, the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, women’s football, pessimistic bees, and even a search for hot tub volunteers 👏
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Ada Lovelace Day is a celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). It was great to have so many brilliant role models from @SalesforceUK and @guardian spend the morning with girls in year 8 and 9. #AdaLovelaceDay #STEMEducation
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Exciting day today as we celebrate Ada Lovelace Day with students from St Dunstan's School, Somerset! Yr8 & Yr9 girls are diving into User Experience and Coding workshops alongside our talented designers, researchers, and developers. #AdaLovelaceDay #STEM @gdn_foundation
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We really enjoyed meeting Y12 and Y13 media students from @DofEACS. They covered a range of stories during their workshop including the latest on Iran/Israel, the Tory leadership battle, UCL football and more. The students were brilliant and worked so well together! 📰
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Had an amazing Future of News workshop with @havering6thform today! 🎉 Students met @bisbol2010 from our UX team to explore Product&Engineering roles at @guardian, and designed brilliant ideas to make our app more youth-friendly. 🚀👩‍💻 #UX #YouthVoices
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We're fully booked for the autumn term! 🍂 But stay tuned for updates on when bookings will re-open for the Spring and Summer 2025 terms. 🌸🌞 Keep an eye out! #Workshops #medialiteracy #youthengagement #lotc
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🚨 Did you know? We host exclusive Q&A sessions for university groups! Get a behind-the-scenes intro to The Guardian, learn about a typical news day, and join a tailored Q&A with one of our experts—focused on your group’s interests. 🔗 Find out more: theguardianfoundation.org/pr…

Behind the Headlines

Q&A sessions for university groups

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⏳ Last chance to register for tomorrow's CPD on building resilience to mis & disinformation in 11-18 year-olds! 🧠✨ Don't miss out—sign up now to secure your spot! 🔗👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/100290842… #CPD #Education #Misinformation #Disinformation #Teaching
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🎉 Due to high demand, we've added more tickets to our CPD on Media Literacy: Fostering Resilience to Mis & Disinformation in young people (11-18)! Best of all, it's free! 🎟️ Register now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/100290842… #CPD #MediaLiteracy #Education

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📅 We're also running another CPD this October! If you teach 7-18 year olds and want to build their media literacy skills, this is for you. 🎟️ Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/100292508…

The Guardian Foundation: media literacy to media fluency in young people

Moving young people aged 7-18 from media literacy to media fluency through active participation, to build resilience to mis & disinformation

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Who can say no to a free CPD opportunity? 📚 Whether you're a primary or secondary teacher, media literacy is essential for helping young people navigate the digital world. 📷 Don't miss out—sign up now for our CPD on October 15th! 📷#TeacherTraining #MediaLiteracy #CPD

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Thrilled to have incredible Y13s from @stmwestcliff join us today for an action-packed Podcasting 101 workshop! 🎙️✨ They met @guardian producers and presenters, got hands-on experience recording their own podcasts in the studios and received a crash course in editing!
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Huge thanks to Guardian multimedia staff - @phil_maynard, @_niki111, Alex Atack, @elliebury, @safimichael, @DaniS1006, @courtneyyusuf, @ca_duffield, and everyone who made the day so awesome! 🎧👏 #Podcasting #multimedia #journalism #medialiteracy #NEWS @gdn_foundation
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