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on development issues in the news

TUNE INTO THE NEWS
The introductory edition of Global express

Tune Into the News has been produced as part of the Global express series to support teachers in dealing with high-profile and often controversial Third World news stories in the classroom. It is broadly aimed at the 7-14 age range, helping Key Stage 2 and 3 pupils to become better global citizens.

In addition to providing a context for the latest stories, each of the Global express packs aims to address five key areas:

Media:
How we can help pupils to make sense of media coverage of global events and development issues?
Stereotypes:
What images or stereotypes do pupils hold about the people and places involved? How can these be examined and challenged?
Empathy:
How can we encourage pupils to empathise with the people directly involved, particularly those in situations different from their own? What links can they find between the issue in question and their own lives?
Points of view:
What are the different viewpoints involved? How can we ensure that pupils have access to a range of these?
Causes and solutions:
How can we enable pupils to explore the causes and consequences of the situations portrayed in the news? What ways are there to resolve the issues and move forward?

Tune into the News contains background information, activity ideas and photocopiable pupils' pages designed to be used in conjunction with all future editions of Global Express.

To see how Tune into the News can be used to encourage pupils' visual literacy

Tune into the News is available now and can be bought as part of a subscription to Global express or individually at £3.50.

Jon Snow, presenter of Channel Four News has said of Global express, "This series is a great advance and will really help children who keep glimpsing events of their televisions make sense of the world about them, as well as contributing to a core element of their education. I think it's absolutely brilliant."

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Global express Subscriptions, Room 4, Panos, 9 White Lion Street,
London N1 9PD.
Tel: (44) 171-278-1111. Fax: (44) 171-278-0345. email: panoslondon@gn.apc.org

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