Inspiring Reading

The Week Junior is the must-have magazine to give your child a head start at school and in life.

Its fun-to-read pages are packed with stories they’ll love — news, nature, science and brain-boosting puzzles.

Celebrating 10 years of happy readers and new conversations with The Week Junior

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Safe, inspiring news for 8-14s
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The Week Junior is designed and written by experts to get kids to fall in love with reading & learning. It’s packed full of science, nature, animals to discover, role models to meet, amazing places, and ideas for things to make and do.

It's a brilliant way to:

  • Spark their natural curiosity in the world around them
  • Help them see different viewpoints - and form opinions of their own
  • Boost their confidence as they grow their understanding
  • Get them reading, talking and thinking - and passionate about sharing what they learn!

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Essential skills for educational success

Cultural Capital
‘Cultural capital’, defined by Ofsted as ‘the essential knowledge that children need to be educated citizens’, is needed for children to succeed at a broad range of studies by the time they reach GCSE level. The Week Junior provides a solid, well-researched and broad offering of cultural capital, ensuring its readers – with the help of their parents – are in the best possible position to become well-educated citizens of the world.

Reading and Literacy
Even reluctant readers will find The Week Junior’s short, engaging articles digestible and enjoyable and will find themselves reading the whole magazine in a fraction of time they would finish a book; a great confidence boost whilst improving language and communication skills. Using the articles as a start point for discussions and debates at home is also an excellent way of improving children’s oracy – essential for personal and academic expression.

Skills for Learning
Being able to read and understand non-fiction texts is an essential skill for learners, one that will be relied upon throughout their education. Reading quality children’s journalism, such as The Week Junior, gives children an excellent point of reference when being asked to write articles, newspaper articles, leaflets, and instructions – all of which will be expected at some stage of their education.