What is Picture News?
Picture News aims to support pupils' development of their spiritual, moral, social and cultural elements of learning and behaviour.
It encourages children to engage with current affairs alongside worldwide news stories and provides them opportunities to learn about and discuss what is happening these within assemblies, class and at home.
Every week, on a Thursday, we share Picture News through Class Worship. The excellent online resources enable our children to engage really well with the images and the topics covered, which are always interesting, current and relevant. Each class has the opportunity to record their ideas our Picture News floor book.
Picture News enables us to deliver much of the work we do in school on British Values and Protected Characteristics. In addition, it enables us to support our children in encounter and consider the key issues of the day in a planned and age-appropriate way.
The discussion prompted by Picture News also underpins the development of oracy skills across school, through planned opportunities to develop confidence in speaking, debating and expressing opinions in both formal and informal contexts.
Our Early Years and Key Stage 1 children follow the Early Years Picture News and Key Stage 2 children follow the Primary Picture News. The children engage in thought provoking conversations, sharing their opinions and views on the Big Question, as well as reflect on what the weekly story means for them personally.
