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What time’s assembly? by John Dabell
‘The Marmite Gene Project’ found that people are born biologically more likely to be either lovers or haters of Marmite. I have no scientific proof but I’d say the same...
Read MoreDoes anyone know what ‘Fundamental British Values’ are? By John Dabell
We have no written constitution so we don’t have a set of explicit values or core beliefs ingrained in our culture or national DNA. The concept of ‘British values’...
Read MoreEnsuring a rounded education
This is an exciting time for schools teaching media and information literacy. The current interest in the news, particularly ‘fake news’, means that ‘the news’ and critical literacy skills...
Read MoreDo you want the good news or the bad news? By John Dabell
What makes the news? When the news makes the news then that really is news! Put simply, the news has never more been ‘in the news’. Over the...
Read MoreVisual Literacy by John Dabell
Children are consuming images at an extraordinary rate and it is therefore imperative that they learn how to ‘read’ them and develop the skills of exploration, critique and reflection....
Read MorePicture News win ‘New Business of the Year’ at the Press Business Awards!
At the Press Business Awards last week, Picture News were announced the winner of the ‘New Business of the Year’ category. Around 30 different companies were shortlisted and whittled...
Read MoreA Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words? by John Dabell
We have been producing images for thousands of years and long before the written word was introduced. Prehistoric or primitive art was a form of communication through images and...
Read MoreThe News Is Fake, Totally Fake by John Dabell
False, bogus, phony, sham, hoax, artificial, mock, pseudo, spurious….take your pick but the one word that has upended all of these synonyms is ‘fake’ and it’s a word we...
Read MorePicture News Autumn Workshops
Following the success of our spring and summer workshops, we’ve decided to run a few more for the autumn term! We’re running our ‘Using the News to Inspire Young...
Read MorePicture News – a resource for dialogic classrooms by John Dabell
Great News It’s back to school and that means you will be getting your classroom ‘ready’ but what do you display? How you design your classroom matters because this...
Read MoreReflecting on a year of posters…
As we move closer to the summer break and move through the final weeks of term, we’ve been thinking about our posters and news stories from the year and asking...
Read MorePupil premium and the real world
If you work in education it’s highly likely that you are aware of pupil premium funding, perhaps your school has become hugely reliant on this additional income stream in...
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