News and Topical on Espresso
Age-appropriate news stories delivered to your classroom
News and Topical on Espresso
Age-appropriate news stories delivered to your classroom
Creating cultured classrooms
Espresso’s News and Topical videos for KS1 and KS2 are now added every day, including weekends, in 6 to 8 minute episodes from the BBC’s Newsround series. Each video brings a timely, relevant news story from around the world, selected to be age-appropriate and aligned with the curriculum.
Creating cultured classrooms
Espresso’s News and Topical videos for KS1 and KS2 are now added every day, including weekends, in 6 to 8 minute episodes from the BBC’s Newsround series. Each video brings a timely, relevant news story from around the world, selected to be age-appropriate and aligned with the curriculum.
How can you use News and Topical?
Bring Subjects into the Real World
Espresso provides curriculum links to all news stories, giving you some great ways to use the news from English to geography lessons.
School
Assemblies
Highlight current events in school assemblies, knowing information is age-appropriate, safe and communicated in a way children can understand.
Support Your Pupils with the News
Talking about the news can be daunting. Espresso has expert approved advice and tips on how to support you and your pupils when discussing difficult news stories.
Educate
and Inspire
Our news resources offer age-appropriate and easily digestible snippets of news that encourage critical thinking, analysis and discussion in the classroom.
Give Espresso a try to see how you can bring topical news to your classroom!
What Can I Teach with the News?
Exploring the news in class adds a valuable real-world context to pupils’ learning across the curriculum. The news focuses on the now; it’s up to date and evolving, making it relevant, exciting and engaging to learn from.
Interactive video quizzes
Create an interactive quiz from any video, with embedded questions. Turn passive viewing into active learning, on any topic.
Missed a video? Catch up anytime
Don’t worry if you missed a video, you can catch up any time in the archives within ClickView, Espresso’s new home.
Want to See Espresso in Action?
Our free trials are a great way to see what Espresso has to offer you and your pupils. Register your school, and we’ll get you set up with a free trial.
“Espresso News is brilliant for teaching about difficult stories. It’s created so that children can perfectly understand, and it’s a trusted source.”
Tom, Year 5 Teacher, GREENLEAS PRIMARY SCHOOL
Explore News and Topical
The Mission to Rescue Treasure from a Shipwreck
Ukraine Invasion: Two Years On
Rhinos on the Rise in Kenya
“Espresso News Bites is a real highlight for the children and is both engaging and age-appropriate. It also has some excellent literacy resources.”
Sophie, Year 6 Teacher, BONNER PRIMARY SCHOOL
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