“First News is a lovely, student friendly, newspaper. It is so important for our youngsters to develop their own opinions from unbiased quality sources, rather than social media.
I send a digital copy of First News to all our students each week! We also love getting involved with the paper and I definitely recommend responding to their email about setting up a news club. Lots of opportunities for students come through on the weekly email.
Additional resources to help deliver sensitive information to students e.g. countries at war etc, or to highlight certain issues or celebrate special occasions such as the King's coronation, are top quality too.
Keep up the amazing work you are doing First News!”
Dear Debbie,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are grateful for your feedback and delighted to hear how First News is positively impacting your pupils. We're glad to know you're enjoying being part of the First News FYI News Club!
The First News FYI News Club provides pupils with an opportunity to develop their communication skills and build their confidence in a social, extra-curricular setting. Discussing the news grows pupils’ understanding of the world around them and gives them the opportunity to explore global issues. It will also increase their awareness of how misinformation is spread and how to spot it. If you are a school reading, and would like to sign up for the News Club, please follow the link here: https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/fn-education-tv/fyi/newsclub/
Many thanks, First News Team
Dear Artur,
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. We are so grateful for your views!
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“Our kids (aged 6 and 9) love First News - much more than I was expecting tbh. Most things I think will be fun and educational get cast aside in favour of roblox etc but to my amazement both children love it when their papers arrive and will put down what they’re doing to open them and have a look.
I’ve found them doing the crossword together in bed, even once had to take it away from my youngest who was going to be late for school due to reading a news story about teeth. Not normal for my screen obsessed kids! Also been so impressed by the neutral and informative coverage of the current conflict, making tricky conversions easier. Wholeheartedly recommend.”
Dear Jody,
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. It’s great to hear that your children are enjoying First News and always excited to receive their latest copies in the post!
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“This newspaper is full of a wide range of well-written articles to engage younger readers. It is always relevant. We use it in our school and the children enjoy reading it. The additional resources for schools are really good too.”
Dear Louisa,
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. It’s great to hear that the children at your School are enjoying First News! We are so glad to hear you are all enjoying the school resources that have been carefully put together.
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“Took out the trial and have continued, I’m a parent that still enjoys the paper on a sunday, and we try and carve out an hour to read together.. lots of chat about what’s happening in the news.. my 11 year old reads it with her 8 year old sister - hey often do the crossword together. My 11 year old has just started secondary school and has joined the debate club, I’m encouraging her to read the newspaper as it’s often timely information that helps her form her own point of view.. she’s also loving wordie and competing with her friends who have it too!”
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. It’s great to hear that your daughters are enjoying First News! It's always encouraging for us at First News to hear first hand how our paper is benefiting our readers and how they are positively engaging with age-appropriate news.
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Best wishes, First News Team
“Excellent news paper with information everyone loves to look at and read. The articles are wide ranging and varied. The gaming page and puzzles are particularly enjoyed, we've also found it very helpful to wise up for quizzes!”
Dear Mark and Jo,
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. It’s great to hear that you and your family are enjoying First News! We are so glad to hear that your family are making the most out of our paper. With everything we do here at First News, our aim is to open up children’s eyes to the world. We aim to ensure they understand the issues facing them and the news shaping the world they live in. We want all children to be informed, to have a voice and be heard.
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Best wishes, First News Team
Dear Spiderweb Learning,
Thank you so much for your positive feedback. It’s great to hear that you think we are an excellent paper for children. We don’t like to brag but… Over the years we have won numerous awards and accolades, including Best National Newspaper at the Plain English Campaign Media Awards (2011), Best National Weekly Newspaper of the Year (2012) and Niche Market Newspaper of the Year (2012 and 2017).
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“My son (9 years old) and increasingly my daughter (6 years old) absolutely love this publication. My son really does read it from cover to cover and is consistently spouting facts from the various articles that he reads. He has been lucky enough to contribute a book review and was very proud to see his picture in the paper and to have an article printed that he had written. We haven't tried the online version yet but I'm excited to see how that might also engage the kids. I also think that it does a great job at tackling some of the difficult issues that kids (and all of us) are confronted with.”
Dear Amy,
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. It’s so great to hear that your children are enjoying First News and getting so much out of it! We loved your son's contribution to a recent book review in our newspaper and we are thankful for the time and hard work put into his review.
We hope you and the kids will get a chance to try First News Digital soon, where you can:
• Read & Interact with each weekly issue and search for past issues
• Read and listen to daily news stories
• Watch 100’s of videos including Sky Kids FYI
• Play puzzles & games
• Vote in our polls
The content on the app reflects the great, impartial, age-appropriate content in the paper (& more!) and we are confident it’s positive screen time, especially over the summer holidays when you are out and about. So, kids can still read First News wherever they are.
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Best wishes, First News Team
“the customer service is excelent and love how the magazine comes in a paper format envelope and not the see through plastic aswhen you open it you are surprised at what your going to read about lovley magazine”
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback and recognition of our hardworking and helpful Customer services team. Our team are always happy to assist with any queries about First News, products or assistance with your subscription.
At First News, we are committed to being a responsible and sustainable news organization. We recognize the impact that business operations have on the environment, and we strive to minimize that impact by implementing sustainable practices throughout our entire organization. This includes printing First News on 100% recycled paper and acquiring
our paper from mills that are ISO 9001 accredited.
First News also takes part in the carbon capture programme supported by the Woodland Trust. The programme
captures the CO2 emissions from our paper purchases by planting native woodland in the UK with the aim of providing habitats for wildlife, and green spaces for all to enjoy.
We are also dedicated to producing high-quality and trustworthy news reporting that raises awareness about climate change and all important environmental issues and promotes sustainable living. By doing so, we hope to contribute to a more sustainable future for all.
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“My daughter is 11 and has really enjoyed reading this each week for 2 years now. She opens and reads it as soon as it arrives through the door and loves having her own newspaper. It manages difficult news well, not avoiding the awful humanitarian crises, but very sensitively and age- appropriately.”
Dear Helen,
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. It’s great to hear that your daughter has been enjoying First News for 2 years!
At First News, we aim to get kids talking about the news in an easy to understand and non-threatening way. We cover issues which are relevant to children and which specifically affect them.
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“Having taken out this subscription for my cousin's 10 year old daughter, I've been delighted by her enjoyment of First News.
It provides age appropriate News coverage that feeds her enquiring mind and provides talking points for her family.
Her parents receive the emailed/online updates & advice on how to deal with difficult & distressing stories.
This is actually my second subscription. I originally bought the newspaper for my daughter when it was launched 17 years ago when she was 10.
First News is a superb educational resource. It provides excellent customer service/support and is great value for money.”
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback and support over the years. It’s great to hear that your cousin's daughter is enjoying First News!
First News aims to get kids talking about the news in an easy to understand and non-threatening way. We cover issues which are relevant to children and which specifically affect them.
Thank you for the recognition of our Customer services team, they will be thrilled with your feedback.
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Many thanks, First News Team
“A brilliant newspaper which tells the news in a concise manner with added background history were needed depending on the content. Covers all areas such as science, nature and the environment. Plenty of good news stories too and engaging puzzles and book, film and TV reviews. Best newspaper available!”
Dear Tanya,
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. We are thrilled to be called best newspaper!
It’s great to hear that your family are getting so much out of First News.
First News aims to get kids talking about the news in an easy to understand and non-threatening way. We cover issues which are relevant to children and which specifically affect them.
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Many thanks, First News Team
Dear Lucy,
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. We hope your child continues to enjoy First News!
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“I subscribed for my 10 year old daughter. She absolutely loves the newspaper and gets excited opening the latest edition. It gives her interesting news, well formatted and presented for her age range and helps educate her about what's happening at home in the UK and elsewhere in the world. I would recommend FirstNews to other parents, it really helps increase your children's perspectives and encourage them to engage in important topics, provoking lots of interesting discussions.”
Dear James,
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. It’s great to hear that your daughter looks forward to receiving her copy each week! We love to hear about ways First News positively impacts our young readers. We create fresh and innovative news content that speaks directly to young people in a voice they can recognise and trust. With everything we do here at First News, our aim is to open up children’s eyes to the world. We aim to ensure they understand the issues facing them and the news shaping the world they live in. We want all children to be informed, to have a voice and be heard.
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Many thanks, First News Team
“Child friendly, updated news round the world in a simple and easy for children to understand. Challenging, informative and eye catching pictures and activities”
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. It is so encouraging to hear how First News is positively impacting our young readers. We create fresh and innovative news content that speaks directly to young people in a voice they can recognise and trust.
Whether it’s in print in our weekly newspaper, in our daily video news bulletin (with Sky), or in our brand new on-line films, we tackle topical and sometimes tricky issues answering questions in an honest but understandable way for our young audience.
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Best wishes, First News Team
“My two sone (ages 11 and 7) freally enjoy reading First News. It's pitched at just the right level for them and keeps them aware of what's going on in the world without frightening them, like sometimes the news on the radio might do. A good balance of news stories and fun stuff too.”
Dear Fiona,
Thank you for your lovely feedback. We are glad to hear your boys are enjoying their First News subscription! At First News, we aim to get kids talking about the news in an easy to understand and non-threatening way and it's so encouraging for us to hear that our reader's think so too.
Best wishes, First News Team
“This has been purchased for my grandchildren who all love it and enjoy the articles. I have renewed my subscription a couple of times as it has been very worthwhile. They look forward to it dropping through the letterbox and will discuss the articles which make them think but in a way that they can understand.”
Dear Susan,
Thank you for your lovely review. We are so glad to hear your grandchildren are enjoying their First News subscription. It is encouraging to hear how First News is positively impacting our young readers and helping them to engage in age-appropriate news in an easy to understand and non-threatening way.
Thank you for your continued support!
First News Team
“Excellent product, it has surpassed my expectations. It does a good job of covering big stories at the right level and with balance, and mixing in fascinating and fun pieces. My 9yo likes having it arrive in the post, reads some straight awway, and comes back to it through the week to read different sections. The puzzle page is a favourite. I had a bit of a difficulty with deliveries but customer service was really good and resolved it. Have recommended it to our school too.”
Dear Eileen,
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. At First News, we aim to get kids talking about the news in an easy to understand and non-threatening way. We cover issues which are relevant to children and which specifically affect them. Inside you’ll find a mix of world news and UK news, but also loads of fun stuff, such as entertainment, games, animals, sport and puzzles. We are so glad to hear your 9-year old enjoys receiving First News in the post, and that they get so much enjoyment out of reading the articles and completing the puzzles! The Puzzle page is a favourite amongst the First News team too! We are so glad that your delivery issues have been resolved, our customer service team are on hand to assist with any queries relating to your subscription or deliveries.
Best wishes, First News Team
